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Addison council deadlocks on resolution demanding faster DART route move off Quorum Drive
Summary
Councilmember Howard Fried urged Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to move two bus routes off Quorum Drive sooner than DART’s proposed schedule, saying residents have been repeatedly woken at night. A motion demanding an earlier date failed after a split vote; DART officials say September 15 is the target for the systemwide schedule change.
Councilmember Howard Fried proposed a resolution asking Dallas Area Rapid Transit to move two bus routes off Quorum Drive and onto Addison Road sooner than DART’s current timetable, saying residents along Quorum have endured repeated nighttime noise and safety concerns. Fried cited resident petitions and survey responses and said he wanted the change completed as soon as possible, arguing “I don't want to wake these people up for 2 more weeks when they've put up with it for this long.” The council debated the item at its July 22 meeting and then held a vote; the motion to approve the resolution failed after a split…
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