The first of 18 community meetings on a proposed Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) fare change is scheduled for Tuesday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Richardson.
These meetings, plus a Tweet chat on the topic, will take place in advance of a public hearing before the DART Board of Directors. The hearing will have DART staff presenting suggestions for modifications to a fare structure that remains among the nation’s lowest. Public input is encouraged and welcomed at any of the meetings or at the hearing on Tuesday, June 26, 6:30 p.m., DART Board Room, 1401 Pacific Avenue, Dallas.
Based on the outcome of the hearing, and in accordance with DART’s 20-year financial plan, the proposed fares would go into effect, along with system wide service changes, on December 3, 2012 when the agency opens the second section of the Orange Line light rail from Las Colinas to DFW Airport property and an extension of the Blue Line from Garland to Rowlett.
The 18 meetings will be held throughout the Service Area.
Tuesday, June 5, at 6:30 p.m. – Richardson Civic Center, 411 West Arapaho Road, Richardson 75080
Wednesday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. – Plaza Arts Center, 1115 Fourth Avenue, Carrollton 75006
Wednesday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. – Irving City Hall, 825 West Irving Boulevard, Irving 75060
Thursday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m. – Farmers Branch City Hall, 13000 William Dodson Pkwy, Farmers Branch 75234
Monday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. – Hampton-Illinois Branch Library, 2951 South Hampton Road, Dallas 75224
Monday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior Center, 2901 Pennsylvania Avenue, Dallas 75215
Tuesday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. – Garland City Hall, 200 North Fifth Street, Garland 75040
Wednesday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. – Rowlett City Hall, 4000 Main Street, Rowlett 75088
Thursday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. – Dallas West Branch Library, 2332 Singleton Boulevard, Dallas 75212
Monday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. – Plano Municipal Center, 1520 K Avenue, Plano 75074
Monday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. – Glenn Heights City Hall, 1938 South Hampton Road, Glenn Heights 75154
Tuesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. – Cockrell Hill City Hall, 4125 West Clarendon Drive, Dallas 75211
Tuesday, June 19, at 6:30 p.m. – Addison Town Hall, 5300 Belt Line Road, Addison 75254
Wednesday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m. – Fretz Recreation Center, 6998 Belt Line Road, Room A, Dallas 75254
Thursday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. – Skyline Branch Library, 6006 Everglade Road, Dallas 75227
Thursday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. – Eastfield College – Pleasant Grove Campus, 802 South Buckner Boulevard, Room 109, Dallas 75217
Saturday, June 23, at 12 p.m. (noon) – DART Board Room, 1401 Pacific Avenue, Dallas 75202
Monday, June 25, at 12 p.m. (noon) – DART Board Room, 1401 Pacific Avenue, Dallas 75202
DART is also taking to Twitter to encourage customer feedback on the proposed fare changes and will host a Tweet chat through its @dartmedia Twitter account on Thursday, June 14, from 1 until 2 p.m. Finance and Planning staff will be available to answer questions posted to the page. Follow the conversation using #DARTFareChange. The conversation on Twitter, marked with the hashtag #DARTFareChange, will be tracked and will be included as a part of the official public record regarding the agency’s proposed fare changes for 2012.
Additional information about the proposed fare change, including a table of the new fares, is available on a special web page, www.DART.org/2012FareChange. This page will be updated as needed while the Board deliberates the changes. Customers may also contact DART Community Affairs at 214.749.2543 about the meetings.
The Board is scheduled to vote on the changes in late August.
 fare change is scheduled for Tuesday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. in Richardson.){kind=link}