Last week Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson participated in the groundbreaking of the Union Station to Oak Cliff Streetcar project. The Streetcar project is a result of a $23 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in 2010.
“I worked diligently to get federal funding for this project, but all of you made this happen.” said Congresswoman Johnson. “The Dallas Union Station to Oak Cliff Streetcar project is a great example of everyone coming together to pursue a multi-modal transportation system in North Texas,” said Congresswoman Johnson.
This project was a collaborative effort between the City of Dallas, North Central Texas Council of Governments, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and the FTA. The streetcar track is approximately 1.6 mile, extending from near Union Station in downtown Dallas to the Colorado Boulevard and Beckley Avenue intersection in Oak Cliff.
