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Zander🚈🔰 @kohiwonomu.bsky.social · Jun 24

DART board meeting only starting a wee bit late today, by 53 minutes. Thread time!

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Jun 25

Super mad at us

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Jun 3

Importantly, the barriers on both the north and south sides of the closures are inset enough that there’s still room for emergency vehicles to park. I’ve seen ambulances using this space a few times. This actually improves flow, as these vehicles are no longer blocking traffic.

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Jun 3

Southbound Akard has been closed from Main to Commerce for weeks. As a pedestrian, the reduced traffic flow has made the walk so much nicer! Can we make this permanent please?

View from the Discovery District facing north showing the southbound lane of Akard closed. A temporary air conditioner unit is blocking the lane. Barriers and signs protect it.

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · May 25

We did it! At midnight, all the remaining bills threatening DART died in the Senate! Huge victory for everyone involved! open.substack.com/pub/dallasur...

All Remaining DART Legislative Threats Die

Total victory in 89th Texas legislative session

open.substack.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · May 19

“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · May 15

dallasurbanists.substack.com/p/dart-kille...

"DART Killer Bill" Dies in the House

After thousands of emails and calls to Texas House representatives, HB 3187 is dead—but the fight to save DART is not over yet.

dallasurbanists.substack.com

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · May 15

I’m in Plano, where our parking spaces are safe from such a terrible fate as being converted into things people actually need and want!

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · May 15

Do parking spaces go to Heaven? I thought they went to the other place.

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · May 15

Parking reform just passed Dallas City Council! That sound you hear is… absolutely nothing happening, as the city isn’t going to just change overnight. But man, I can’t wait to see how downtown and ToDs pop off over the next few years!

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · May 14

HB 3187 (the Texas House bill to cut DART) died last night! Time ran out to schedule it for a vote on the House floor. Huge victory for @ridewithdata.org! The game’s not over yet, because SB 1557 (that does the same thing) is still floating out there, but the HB dying is major progress.

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Patrick Kennedy [Undo Damage] @humanecosystem.bsky.social · May 14

I am hearing some Texas reps are getting hundreds of emails per day in opposition to Plano's Kill DART bill. Some say emails don't work but there is apparently a tipping point when their staff can't deal with anything but one issue. Engagement works. Save public transit!

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Dallas Area Transit Alliance @ridewithdata.org · Apr 20

@wfaach8.bsky.social The riders are ready for their 5 minute interview regarding the DART legislation HB 3187. Representative Shaheen vastly understated the impacts of his legislation. Contact us at [email protected] and we can set something up.

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LemonOnAPear 🍋 🍐 @lemononapear.com · Apr 20

@wfaach8.bsky.social Rep Shaheen made several factual misrepresentations in this interview. Please allow equal air time for the riders or DART to correct the record.

Dallas Area Transit Alliance @ridewithdata.org · Apr 20

@wfaach8.bsky.social The riders are ready for their 5 minute interview regarding the DART legislation HB 3187. Representative Shaheen vastly understated the impacts of his legislation. Contact us at [email protected] and we can set something up.

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Mar 14

They’re going for a whole new style of decoration at Parker Road Station!

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Mar 12

This book was written 60 years ago! We’ve known for 60 years! And yet we still have to have the “Won’t somebody think of the traffic??” fight every time anyone wants to build anything.

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thanks to the DART board and staff for their work with the city, to the @ridewithdata.org members who talked with the Rowlett council, and to the Rowlett council for listening and changing their minds. We’ve got more work ahead, but this one’s worth celebrating!

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Mar 5

Absolute victory tonight at Rowlett! Council unanimously voted to rescind their resolution to defund DART and instead passed one in support of full funding. It was very encouraging to see all their speeches leading up to the new resolution.

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Mar 3

Oh man, why did I wait so long to read Death and Life? It continues to astound me how perfectly this 60 year old book describes Plano’s current predicament.

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Mar 1

New month, so time for a new book! This month, I’m reading a seminal book I should have gotten to a while ago: Jane Jacob’s Death and Life of Great American Cities. This is April’s @ridewithdata.org book club book!

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Feb 23

Had an important debate with my cat tonight. “Are you a good kitty, or are you a very good kitty?” She refused to make a selection!

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The Dallas Morning News @dallasnews.com · Feb 22

A bill filed in the Texas House Friday would reduce the amount of taxes regional transit authorities like Dallas Area Rapid Transit can collect from member cities.

TX House bill would curb funding to DART, other state transit agencies

The bill makes good on threats from suburban cities to take their demands to legislators.

www.dallasnews.com

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Dallas Area Transit Alliance @ridewithdata.org · Feb 22

In a statement to the Dallas Morning News, DART board member Randall Bryant, who represents Dallas, said that he believes ”a bill to fundamentally dismantle and defund our agency would be filed, and that is exactly what HB 3187 would do.”

www.dallasnews.com/news/transpo...

Texas bill aims to curb DART funding as transit officials push back

The bill makes good on threats from suburban cities to take their demands to legislators.

www.dallasnews.com

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Zander🚈🔰 @kohiwonomu.bsky.social · Feb 21

And there it is- Shaheen has filed the expected "Kill DART" bill. We're going to be opposing this with everything we've got at @ridewithdata.org. Time to make some phones ring off the hooks.

Patrick Kennedy [Undo Damage] @humanecosystem.bsky.social · Feb 21

Since I posted the bill about Austin... capitol.texas.gov/Search/DocVi...

89(R) HB 3187 - Introduced version - Bill TextTexas Legislature Online - Document Viewer

capitol.texas.gov

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WarrenInPlano @warreninplano.bsky.social · Feb 21

The new bike ramp at Arapaho Center Station is open! I’m super excited to see that bike lane project finish.

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