Arlington council says no to joining DART
ARLINGTON -- Arlington officials say they have no plans to join Dallas Area Rapid Transit as part of its effort to launch a pilot bus service from CentrePort to the University of Texas at Arlington next year.
DART's board on Tuesday night approved guidelines for nonmember cities wishing to contract with DART for transit services.
The guidelines call for cities to commit to taking steps to join DART within two years after the service starts. The cities would also have to commit to holding an election asking voters to join DART and pay a 1-cent sales tax -- or to raise an equivalent amount of revenue through other means -- within four years.
Arlington wants to run the pilot bus program on a contract basis but has no interest in joining DART as a full member, Mayor Robert Cluck and others said. Arlington also doesn't plan to join the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, known as the T, which along with DART is making a pitch to jointly operate Arlington's pilot bus service.
"We cannot join either board. We are not joining DART," Cluck said.
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[font color=green]Thus Arlington, Texas remains the largest city in the nation that does not provide mass transit. This is disappointing when one considers that UT-Arlington, Six Flags over Texas, The Ballpark and Cowboys Stadium are located there.[/font]