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Irving leaders press DART for answers after proposal to cut two bus routes
Summary
City leaders questioned DART’s data and its plan to eliminate Irving bus routes 225 and 255, raising concerns about service for transit-dependent riders, notification and whether GoLink on-demand zones can fairly replace fixed routes. Council asked staff to pursue governance and finance options and to press DART for detailed ridership and cost breakdowns.
Irving’s mayor and council pressed regional transit officials and city staff for clearer numbers and a faster plan after DART proposed removing two Irving bus routes.
Mayor Rick Stoffer opened the discussion by describing long-standing concerns about service changes and funding: “We’ve put over $30,000,000 in a 3 or 4 year timeframe into DART,” he said, arguing Irving needs a clearer return on that investment. He urged DART to explain how service reductions would affect riders who lack smartphones or who rely on fixed-route stops.
Dan, a city transit staff presenter, said his slides came largely from DART materials and the agency’s third-quarter reports and a cost allocation snapshot from Ernst & Young. He described performance thresholds DART uses to identify deficient routes and reported that two Irving routes…
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