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ADDISON, Texas – The city of Addison could be the fifth city to consider withdrawing from Dallas Area Rapid Transit.<\/p>\n
The city is set to decide on Tuesday night whether to put the issue before voters in May.<\/p>\n
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What we know:<\/p>\n
DART leaders held a special joint meeting with Dallas City Council members on Tuesday afternoon where they did address the potential impact of five cities withdrawing from service.<\/p>\n
If voters in Irving, Plano, Farmers Branch, Highland Park, and now potentially Addison vote in May to withdraw from DART, service in those cities would end immediately.<\/p>\n
It would be right before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which has nine matches in North Texas.<\/p>\n
But taxpayers would continue to pay a sales tax for the service until contractual obligations to DART are met.<\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s presentation by DART to the Dallas City Council showed ridership is still well below pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n
The update also revealed that the vast majority of people who use DART from Dallas\u2019s surrounding cities use the service to get to Dallas.<\/p>\n
By contrast, both Irving and Plano are looking for micro transit options to get people around within their city limits.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
Board Chair Randall Bryant said DART wants to work with cities and hopes that they will cancel the elections before the March deadline.<\/p>\n
“I think the value of DART is in question by everyone right now. That is okay. I think it is our job to prove what the true value of our system is. We are working feverishly to do that,” he said.<\/p>\n
Bryant also addressed crime. He said, despite recent high-profile violence, crime against both people and property are down by double digits because the transit agency is using its officers more effectively than in the past.<\/p>\n
He also said the goal is to have a uniformed officer on every train car and every platform to help people feel safe.<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
Cities that have decided to put a DART withdrawal on the May ballot have until March 18 to cancel their elections.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, DART is still planning to treat the World Cup like 39 days of rush hour to keep 100,000 additional cars off North Texas roadways.<\/p>\n
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