transportation

The Regional Transportation Council recently approved $23.5 million in federal funding for construction of 12 active transportation projects in Collin, Dallas and Tarrant counties. The entities awarded funding will contribute $3.5 million in local match, bringing the total investment in the region’s bicycle and pedestrian facilities to $27 million as part of the 2020 Transportation Alternatives Call for Projects. The…

Police around the country are reporting that as roads and highways emptied during the pandemic, some drivers took advantage by pushing well past the speed limit.

A panel of 80 North Texas transportation engineers Friday unanimously endorsed a plan to create jobs by fast-tracking projects.

Getting people back to work will help solve money problems. A committee of 80 transportation engineers unanimously endorsed a new plan for jobs with small projects all around North Texas.NBC 5’s Ken kalthoff takes a closer look at the plan.

Equity has long been a national issue, we often hear about transportation in Dallas. Affordable housing is far away from many jobs and public transportation does not serve affordable areas well. Amid the protests and COVID-19, Dallas city leaders are discussing a new mobility plan.

In order to help reduce the COVID-19 risk for customers and employees, Tarrant County’s Trinity Metro is continuing to provide free rides through May 15. The service includes buses, Trinity Metro TEXRail and ACCESS paratransit. “This is intended to significantly minimize the amount of contact between operators and customers as well as conductors and riders,” according to the agency. Social…

State highway departments across the U.S. are starting to feel the financial pinch from a dramatic decline in driving caused by coronavirus precautions. Fewer vehicles on the roads means fewer gallons of gas purchased, which means less tax revenue for repairs and new projects.

The project has been dotted with delays that has become frustrating to many in the area and has caused a number of businesses to close.

More than 600 people gathered for the Tarrant Transportation Summit Friday in Hurst.

By 2022, the new DART Silver Line or Cotton Belt Line should be ready for service. The 26-mile commuter train line will connect Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties. It will run from DFW Airport to Shiloh Road in Plano. A meeting Tuesday is the first in a series of meeting for residents and business owners to get information and voice…

By 2022, the new DART Silver Line or Cotton Belt Line should be ready for service. The 26-mile commuter train line will connect Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties. It will run from DFW Airport to Shiloh Road in Plano.

Internal emails between JPS and the company hired to maintain its elevators, thyssenkrupp, show that Elevator 29 was just one of many with lingering problems, long before a nurse was hurt on Jan. 20.

As he awaits his sentencing, just the mention of Robert Leonard, a central player in a scandal that rocked Dallas City Hall and killed a once-reputable school agency, continues to stir the anger from the people hurt by corruption.

Internal emails between JPS and the company hired to maintain its elevators, thyssenkrupp, show that Elevator 29 was just one of many with lingering problems, long before a nurse was hurt on Jan. 20.

As he awaits his sentencing, just the mention of Robert Leonard, a central player in a scandal that rocked Dallas City Hall and killed a once-reputable school agency, continues to stir the anger from the people hurt by corruption.

Passion over years talk about removing a Downtown Dallas freeway went public with the first of three TxDOT public meetings on I-345. It’s an unlabeled elevated roadway that connects I-45 to the south with US 75 Central Expressway to the north.

Joe A. Segura is a very busy man. When he is not organizing meetings and events for his post, he can be found assisting his fellow veterans by providing transportation to and from doctor appointments, meetings and other commitments.

A Lyft spokesperson said in a written statement that the company was “shifting resources” and would cease scooter operations in the city Nov. 22.