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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is celebrating the 40th |
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anniversary of its founding on August 16, 2023, and this occasion |
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provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the agency for its |
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vital contributions to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; and |
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WHEREAS, Created on August 13, 1983, as a replacement for the |
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Dallas Transit System, the DART regional transit agency serves a |
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700-square-mile area that includes Dallas as well as 12 surrounding |
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communities: Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Farmers Branch, |
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Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving, Richardson, |
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Rowlett, Plano, and University Park; and |
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WHEREAS, DART offers a variety of transit options, such as |
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bus routes, DART Light Rail, Trinity Railway Express commuter rail, |
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and GoLink on-demand and paratransit services; transporting more |
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than 220,000 passengers each day, the system encompasses a fleet of |
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nearly 700 buses and the longest light rail system in the U.S.; |
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moreover, the DART Police Department is one of the largest police |
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departments in North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, True to its mission, DART provides a system of |
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innovative, affordable, reliable, and safe mobility options that |
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contributes to the quality of life and economic vitality in the |
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region, and it is indispensable to the transportation |
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infrastructure in Dallas and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 2nd |
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Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of Dallas |
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Area Rapid Transit and extend to the agency sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for DART as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |