(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, February 20, 2026— Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) approved a General Mobility Plan and inter-local agreement compromise designed to answer cities’ concerns and provide a path forward for the Agency, member cities, and regional partners.
If adopted by the city councils of all 13 member cities, the plan would provide requested funding from DART to the cities. The funding model proposed by DART relies on a mixture of DART funding, Regional Transportation Council funding, and future funding initiatives. Under this agreement, DART would send part of its 1% sales tax revenue that currently funds the agency to member cities. In year one, each participating city would receive 5%, increasing by 0.5% annually to 7.5% in year six.
This comes as several DART cities have placed their ongoing DART membership up to a vote within a couple months.
“This solution is a victory for North Texans,” said Randall Bryant, Chairman of the DART Board of Directors. “When the DART Board, DART staff, member cities, and regional partners work together to find common ground, we are able to focus on solutions.”
Earlier this month, the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments approved $75 million to fund transportation-related projects in DART member cities. Combined with DART’s contribution, the total guaranteed city funding would be 10% in year six.
Cities like Plano and Irving which have already called for elections over DART membership have until mid-March to rescind those elections. Any cities that vote to withdraw from DART, the agency said, would see services in that city ceased immediately after the canvassing of the election.
DART is hosting a series of community education meetings leading up to a public hearing on March 24. A public hearing is required by law for any major service changes. Information on the public hearing and community meetings can be found at www.dart.org/publichearing.
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