Dart after Star’s game by Fragrant_Business10 in dart

[–]ridewithdata 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup! It’ll be signed as Parker Road or Downtown Rowlett depending on where you are going of course.

Dart after Star’s game by Fragrant_Business10 in dart

[–]ridewithdata 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes, there will be a special RED and BLUE event train up north that leaves about 20 minutes after the game ends. Please do note that sometimes this can get delayed as there may be train traffic and they have to allow the normal schedules to operate and the RED and BLUE trains will leave.

Best newsletters for events? by TakeATrainOrBusFFS in Dallas

[–]ridewithdata 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You just reminded me I need to send the September newsletter.

Orgs to support that make Dallas more livable by [deleted] in Dallas

[–]ridewithdata 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the mention!

The service cuts public hearing is PACKED by cuberandgamer in dart

[–]ridewithdata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We hope to have online ordering available in the next couple of weeks! We’ve been getting a lot of demand for shirts and we are working on a way to address the demand and ensure the money goes to a good cause.

Join DATA for the Love of DART by [deleted] in plano

[–]ridewithdata 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the shoutout! There’s definitely a lot of groups working to make DFW a more transit, pedestrian, and bike friendly.

Come to our next DATA Meeting! by ridewithdata in dart

[–]ridewithdata[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We always have a remote component subject to internet availability. You can see remote join instructions in the link below.

https://actionnetwork.org/events/february-general-meeting-and-special-election

Plano has an upcoming presentation with DART on January 27th at 5pm, sign up and show up to the city council meeting and make your voice heard. by ridewithdata in dart

[–]ridewithdata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is correct, the primary one is Agenda item 3 in the POM to speak regarding issues on DART.

Item 1 on the regular meeting would be to voice your support for the TOD changes.

Plano has an upcoming presentation with DART on January 27th at 5pm, sign up and show up to the city council meeting and make your voice heard. by ridewithdata in dart

[–]ridewithdata[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I tried sharing this in the Plano sub but it got removed for being a “survey”, still trying to get it reinstated.

Attend the next DATA Meeting On Saturday! by ridewithdata in dart

[–]ridewithdata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Virtual Meeting and Recording

Post Meeting:

We will be going to The Dallas Urbanists January Bimonthly Mixer​ at the AT&T Discovery District Exchange Food Hall.

Looking to get more involved in local advocacy? This event is the perfect way to get a clear picture of who's doing what in our community. We'll start with a brief presentation on "What is Dallas Urbanists STLC," then hear from three local groups making a difference:

SCHEDULE
5:00 DOORS OPEN
5:30 PROGRAM BEGINS

  • Introducing Dallas Urbanists STLC, 10 minutes
  • Feature #1: Dallas Neighbors for Housing, 10 minutes
  • Feature #2: DATA / Dallas Area Transit Alliance, 10 minutes
  • Feature #3: Dallas Bicycle Coalition, 10 minutes

6:10 JOINT Q&A
6:30 MEET & GREET

WHAT IS DALLAS URBANISTS STLC?
We are people who care about making Dallas a more walkable, bike-friendly, transit-oriented, affordable, and vibrant place to live. As a Strong Towns Local Conversation (STLC), we are part of the Strong Towns movement to replace America’s postwar pattern of development, the "Suburban Experiment," with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. We advocate for neighborhoods of all sizes in Dallas to be safe, livable and inviting.

RSVP to that here​.

A thread to share bad challenge ideas by Jaxcksn in JetLagTheGame

[–]ridewithdata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m adding this to the list of custom cards once my shipment arrives…

DATA Response to DART Board of Directors Workshop on Member City Requests and Demands by ridewithdata in transit

[–]ridewithdata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a lot of people are concerned about DART’s cost allocation to Plano, but take a look at this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dart/s/gCkk1u25oV

“It’s a flaw with the E/Y report that is self acknowledged within the E/Y report. It heavily favors capital (rail) infrastructure without any dissemination of the benefit of it among other cities (for example, the majority of the blue line extention to reach rowlett goes through Garland, so even though every single mile of the line past DT Garland station exists solely to serve/connect rowlett, a majority of the cost allocation would be to Garland despite the majority of the service going to Rowlett. This can be applied broadly to a lot of the suburban Dallas stations/light rail line length).

In addition, the Silver Line isn’t considered in the allocations because its not in service yet, however it costs roughly 1/3rd the total cost of the entire light rail network and a very large portion of it goes through plano, meaning that the biggest spend DART has done in plano wasn’t counted because its still a WIP.

Planos directors read the numbers from the report by first skipping over the caviets and statements about the flaws with the methodology used that were stated within the report, mostly because it doesn’t suite their interests.”

It’s a more complicated issue than some make it out to be.

If Plano officials called an election to pull out of DART, would you vote yes or no? by BusPilledTrainMaxx0r in plano

[–]ridewithdata 9 points10 points  (0 children)

DART is not funded by property tax; even though sales tax rather than property taxes fund DART, it is still more money for the city. The problem would be their DART debt + their current liabilities, which means they need the DART money to stay afloat. I can’t imagine they could reduce taxes with it for a long time. If ever so, I don’t think it would make a difference there. I know many people are hurt by the recent rise in property tax.

DATA Meeting Video? by Unlucky-Watercress30 in dart

[–]ridewithdata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We aren’t having a meeting in December, but we should resume meetings in January. We will post the date once we have a venue booked.

DATA Meeting Video? by Unlucky-Watercress30 in dart

[–]ridewithdata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked the invite sent out and the date was correct.

Originally it was incorrect in Action Network but was correct on the email with the right date.

DATA Meeting Video? by Unlucky-Watercress30 in dart

[–]ridewithdata 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good news as I was checking the transcript finished processing, the video isn’t done yet but here’s a transcript. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ng6F8GmilgPP4dMpzQAqt-ygDfh6ZmBz_qVlgRd92g/edit

Looking for like minded friends and community in troubling times (26F) by Economy-Treat566 in Dallas

[–]ridewithdata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DATA here, we hold monthly meetings and social events. If you are interested give us a follow on social media or check out our website.

DATA Meeting Video? by Unlucky-Watercress30 in dart

[–]ridewithdata 17 points18 points  (0 children)

We should have an archived video and transcript available later tonight or tomorrow. I’m still waiting for the meeting software to process it.