Mobility+ Program
Transforming communities through targeted investments in mobility creates immediate and long-term benefits for both our riders and the residents of the cities that DART serves.
Facilities
DART Facilities as Shared-use Mobility Hubs
The agency is exploring opportunities to modernize existing and future transit facilities by integrating mobility hub amenities that add functionality and options to improve convenience and access.
A mobility hub is a place where people can connect to multiple modes of transportation to make trips safe, convenient, and reliable. These hubs combine transportation options, information, and placemaking elements to make a more user-friendly multimodal journey.
The goal is to leverage our existing facility assets in ways that enhance their value to both our riders and the communities they serve.
DART is assessing the need for additional transit facilities and developing mobility hub guidelines to identify and prioritize opportunities for economic development, services, affordable housing, resilience, and innovation at both existing and potential facilities.
Mobility Hubs could include space for:
- Real-time information monitors
- Bike sharing
- Scooter rentals
- Pop-up markets
- Delivery lockers
- Car sharing
- Electric vehicle (EV) charging
Carrollton Crossing Depot Adaptative Reuse Project
The adaptive reuse vision for the depot is to build on the character reflected in Downtown Carrollton, with an objective to develop an innovative community-focused resource. The developing adaptive reuse concept seeks to activate the site by leveraging its multimodal location to enhance the experience for both transit riders and trail users. This concept will incorporate historic elements of the depot, railroads, and Downtown Carrollton.
The current concept includes a coffee shop, a shard police office, and a mobility hub. The coffee shop would provide community space featuring historic photos and displays highlighting Downtown Carrollton’s railroad heritage. The police office, would be for both DART and City police use and would help provide safety and security for the community, commuters, and trail users. The space outside the depot would provide additional mobility hub elements that could include shaded benches, bike racks/lockers, a bicycle repair station, and real-time transit.
Bus Corridor Improvement Program
To fully unlock the benefits of bus-based mobility, investing in street infrastructure is crucial to enhancing transit efficiency and improving the movement of both buses and passengers. To address this need, DART is advancing a bus corridor improvement program referred to as CORE (Corridor Optimization + Rider Experience). The CORE program will provide the framework for collaboration with DART Service Area cities to promote transit priority within key bus corridors, enhance operational efficiency, and improve customer experience.
The key goals of the CORE program are provided below.
DART has completed Phase 1 of CORE, which included the development of a Best Practices Toolbox and evaluating the 21 frequent local routes established in the January 2022 DARTZoom bus network redesign. The program will be expanded to more routes in the future.
CORE Phase 2 is underway and will define projects, costs, and an implementation strategy in more Detail. If you want to learn more, please get in touch with CORE Program Manager Ernie Martinez at [email protected].
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