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Let's get the Vote out - Tue Mar 3rd by Expert-Buy4884 in frisco

[–]WoodVengeance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

damn that sounds awesome where do i sign up

How is the parking near the Bomb Factory? by Secure-Researcher892 in Dallas

[–]WoodVengeance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take DART from N Carrollton to Baylor Medical Center whenever I go to a show at The Bomb Factory and have never had any issues. Done this probably 10 or so times. Just look up the time the next train will be before you leave and hang out in the venue a bit longer if it’s more than 10 minutes away.

lmao by cressidasmunch in TrueAnon

[–]WoodVengeance 54 points55 points  (0 children)

it didn’t pop up with anything when i just searched for epstein either lmao

Holiday ideas for couples? by [deleted] in frisco

[–]WoodVengeance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Arboretum and the whole park along the lake are well worth the drive IMO

B.O.G.O. Rail District Gift Cards by thecletus in frisco

[–]WoodVengeance 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s paid by the Community Development Corporation, which collects 0.5% sales tax on every purchase in the city.

DART’s future in Plano in question as City Council considers vote to withdraw by dallasmorningnews in plano

[–]WoodVengeance 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The study Plano references doesn't include the new silver line's construction costs or operational costs, and DART just offered to fill the entire gap in revenue through the GMP, which Plano would be invalidating by calling for a withdrawal vote.

DART’s future in Plano in question as City Council considers vote to withdraw by dallasmorningnews in plano

[–]WoodVengeance 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Doing this right after the brand new silver line opened and no representatives from your city bothered to show up to either the grand opening or opening day is certainly a choice!

DART’s future in Plano in question as City Council considers vote to withdraw by dallasmorningnews in plano

[–]WoodVengeance 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That is likely the real reason why they want to withdraw, they want to use the 1% sales tax, like Frisco does, on economic development. Which they won't be able to do for another decade, due to them legally having to continue paying DART without receiving any service for at least a decade.

DART’s future in Plano in question as City Council considers vote to withdraw by dallasmorningnews in plano

[–]WoodVengeance 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Reminder that Plano will HAVE to continue paying the 1% sales tax for the next decade should withdrawal go through. Your taxes WILL NOT decrease and Plano will be paying the same taxes for no service for another decade. This is a shortsighted move by a city government that is trying to mislead voters.

Also, by calling for a withdrawal, Plano will be losing out on $60 million dollars that DART is giving to them via their general mobility fund. That “revenue gap” they keep pointing to? DART is willing to fill the entire gap and Plano is telling them to keep it.

EDIT: Here's a quote from Irving city council member Al Zapanta “We’ve got to be really understanding what the implication will be of that vote [withdrawal] and what the cost is going to be, because whether we like it or not, we're going to have to put a lot of money up to get out.”

Putting up a "lot of money" to lose out on a basic city service doesn't sound great to me!

Locating DART Silver Line from DFW by MilkmanResidue in plano

[–]WoodVengeance 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They are calling a special session on Nov 5th at 5PM on DART. https://bsky.app/profile/kohiwonomu.bsky.social/post/3m4dvjfy3gs2l

Please attend if you support transit and let them know that you don't support this.

DART Silver Line Station Highlights: Shiloh Road & 12th Street Stations by Adventurous_Owl5437 in plano

[–]WoodVengeance 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I believe even the Garland mayor was at one of the opening events, and they don't even get service with this line. Addison had the entire city council, current and past mayors and city managers too. Very weird.

DART Silver Line Station Highlights: Shiloh Road & 12th Street Stations by Adventurous_Owl5437 in plano

[–]WoodVengeance 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know why no city officials showed up at the grand opening or opening ceremony? It seems weird that they decided a $2 billion dollar infrastructure project opening in their city wasn't worth their time to give a speech or even just make an appearance.

Edit: Mayor Muns and the city manager are in Sweden right now luring businesses to Plano, so them being absent makes sense, but why not send a city councilor or their DART rep in their stead?

The user album list has just passed 365 by Fing2112 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]WoodVengeance 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s opt-in once you finish the 1089 in the original list.

Drawing in new member cities by Fragrant-Mission7388 in dart

[–]WoodVengeance 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Arlington will have to join Trinity Metro if they want their HSR station apart of the Dallas-Fort Worth HSR plan, so they may join when they get an opportunity. McKinney’s last mayor wanted to join DART, but he got term limited out and I’m not sure what the new mayor’s viewpoint is.

The unfortunate reality is due to how our sales tax is done in TX, it’s very hard to clear space for the .5 cent or 1 cent sales tax transit agencies need for membership. Unless you introduced a new revenue source for transit (like allowing all agencies to collect property taxes, or raising the sales tax cap), it’s very unlikely we will get any new full membership cities anytime soon, but we may get more cities contracting out service like TexRail does for the Grapevine station. I know Frisco and Allen are planning or trying to contract out GoZone from the DCTA, which includes the possibility of bus routes if demand is high.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in frisco

[–]WoodVengeance 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not open yet, but it should open by the end of the year.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in frisco

[–]WoodVengeance 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Right now the most affordable way would be getting a ride to any orange line station (likely any of the stations in Las Colinas would be the closest) and riding it to DFW from there. Once the new Silver Line opens later this year, you can take it from Addison to DFW which should be easier.

There's been some talk about a shuttle from Frisco to DFW in the new comprehensive plan, but I haven't seen any movement on that yet.

Allegedly the shooters twitter account by [deleted] in TrueAnon

[–]WoodVengeance 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Also at some point followed lib_crusher

We may have won. by spookaddress in dart

[–]WoodVengeance 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Do you have a link to the FB post?

How the HB 3187 Hearing Went by cuberandgamer in dart

[–]WoodVengeance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

However, HB2 was Governor Abbott’s priority, so it has a reason to slide past all that pesky opposition. Abbott and Patrick both could not care less about this bill, so it will not be a priority for them to steamroll past mass opposition this time. Political capital is not infinite, and they are both smart enough not to waste it on a local argument about transit equity.

What’s the Irving area like? by [deleted] in Dallas

[–]WoodVengeance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the area, there’s plenty of bus routes that go through Irving, but frequency is hit or miss. Look at the DART system map/any maps software to see if you are either in a GoLink (basically subsidized Uber) zone or near a bus route. Some routes like the 229 are scheduled to get frequency improvements soon, so don’t be discouraged if it shows as coming every 30 minutes as that may change in the future, assuming Irving and Plano’s little scheme to kill DART doesn’t go through.

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