DALLAS, February 20, 2026— Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) approved a General Mobility Plan and inter-local agreement compromise that answers cities’ concerns and provides a path forward for the Agency, member cities, and regional partners.  

If adopted by the city councils of all 13 member cities, the plan would provide requested funding from DART to the cities. The funding model proposed by DART relies on a mixture of DART funding, Regional Transportation Council funding, and looks for future funding initiatives. Under this agreement, DART would send part of its 1% sales tax revenue that currently funds the agency to member cities. In year one, each participating city would receive 5%, increasing by 0.5% annually to 7.5% in year six. 

“This solution is a victory for North Texans,” said Randall Bryant, Chairman of the DART Board of Directors. “When the DART Board, DART staff, member cities, and regional partners work together to find common ground, we are able to focus on solutions.” 

Earlier this month, the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments approved $75 million to fund transportation-related projects in DART member cities. Combined with DART’s contribution, the total guaranteed city funding would be 10% in year six. 

 The agreement also creates a list of funding priorities that DART, member cities, and regional partners would work to advance at the state level. These items would include the governance structure along with: 

“We are seeing positive response to this proposal from all our member cities, not just those with withdrawal elections on the ballot,” said Nadine Lee, DART President and CEO. “The compromise benefits all member cities and is truly regional at its core. This provides a path forward and reunites us all toward a common goal: a regional transit system that moves North Texas forward.” 

Cities have until mid-March to rescind elections. DART is hosting a series of community education meetings leading up to a public hearing on March 24. A public hearing is required by law for any major service changes. If voters in any city elect to withdraw from DART, services in that city would cease immediately after the election is canvassed. Information on the public hearing and community meetings can be found at www.dart.org/publichearing.  

About DART  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) provides modern public transit services designed for fast, comfortable, and economical travel. The agency operates light rail, Trinity Railway Express, regional rail, bus routes, GoLink on-demand service, and paratransit, moving more than 171,000 passengers daily across a 700-square-mile, 13-city region including Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving, Richardson, Rowlett, Plano, and University Park.