I-30 Downtown is coming, get ready for D2!


The session at the Omni last night was historic: TXDOT and The City working together! We got a good look at the plans that have been jointly developed by the City Design Studio and the Highwaymen, er. TXDOT engineers. It's not gonna make us Copenhagen, but it's a decent balance of traffic flow and urban grid.

"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) invite you to attend a public meeting about the D2 Subway, the proposed second light rail alignment through the Dallas Central Business District (CBD). DART is in the process of developing Preliminary Engineering (PE) and a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for this project.

The following information will be available at the meeting:
  • Project Background
  • Current status of:
    • Project Alignment Design
    • Station Design Concepts, including Access Locations
    • Environmental Analyses
    • Urban Design Concepts
Your input is important as we continue to advance the design and develop the environmental document.

Two public meetings will be held on:
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
11:30 a.m. Open House / 12 p.m. Presentation
6:00 p.m. Open House / 6:30 p.m. Presentation
DART Headquarters - Board Room
1401 Pacific Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202


For Additional Information
Please contact DART Community Engagement at 214-749-2543, or visit DART.org/D2.


Do we trust autonomous driving tech?

Thanks Dave Clarke, for this:

Following high-profile incidents involving autonomous vehicle technologies, a new report from AAA’s multi-year tracking study indicates that consumer trust in these vehicles has quickly eroded:



Transit Decisions Loom for Texans

"Texans love to complain about traffic, but for decades funding has often lagged for something that could reduce the number of cars on the road — public transit. That could change in two of the state’s largest metro areas, as traffic congestion has gotten to what experts call a crisis mode, and bus or train rides are more convenient than hopping in the car for some urban Texans."

https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=abbf4d4d-f1fa-4190-b101-33740c9e18db&appid=1125

NCTCOG Transportation: Public Meeting Notice

Learn what's happening with transportation and air quality planning on our region next Monday, October 14th;

The sleeper issue in mobility may be waking up....

...as the frequency of auto deaths increases at an alarming rate. It suggests that bigger cars, and distracting devices inside them are contributing factors. 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/04/opinion/self-driving-cars-safety.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

Here are the stats on the increase in pedestrian traffic deaths (look for Texas):

https://www.ghsa.org/sites/default/files/2019-02/FINAL_Pedestrians19.pdf

How to Connect Dallas’ Two Parts?

  https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/30/22460964/vilnius-lithuania-portal-poland-connection-pandemic Zoom goes public. This “Stargate” style po...