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DART proposal for shorter suburban rail would stop at Addison
Dallas Area Rapid Transit says it can afford to give both Dallas and its neighbors what they want: a subway downtown and an east-west rail line to the north.
But as pressure mounts for the agency to give preference to one over the other, DART is now considering five financial scenarios, including one with a shortened suburban rail.
The DART board will study these proposals at a meeting Tuesday in preparation for a vote on the agency's 20-year financial plan Oct. 25. The plan will define the scope and timeline of a second downtown rail line dubbed D2 that many want built as a subway and the long-delayed Cotton Belt corridor that would take riders from DFW International Airport to Plano.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2016/10/03/dart-proposal-shorter-suburban-rail-stop-addison
