Fill-Up for the Rails
"Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has been running its light rail system for only about a decade, but ridership is now above 70,000 a day, and it's now the seventh-busiest light rail system in the country."
Get in your car almost anywhere in the Metroplex, on almost any day, and you're likely to end up in a traffic jam.
Sundays on I-35W? Stacked up. Driving east on I-30 near the new Cowboys Stadium? The recently opened extra lanes are already full. Dallas? Don't go there. It doesn't matter if you're trying to shop in Cityview, make your flight at the airport, or just get to weekday lunch on University Drive, the roads these days are a mess. The problem's not confined to North Texas, of course: A drive to Austin that used to take three and a half hours now is more likely to take five.
The problem has been evident to community leaders for a long time, but in recent months it seems to have finally hit home with drivers as well. A recent survey of Metroplex residents cited traffic congestion as the most serious issue facing the region. Transportation planners and local politicians cite the ills it causes: air pollution, economic pain because of the slowdown in delivering good and services, personal lost time, and overall, a lower quality of life.
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