PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: October 28, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 2
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize disbursement to Dallas Area Rapid Transit for operation and maintenance costs for the Dallas Streetcar System from Union Station to Bishop Arts District for FY 2027 in an amount not to exceed $2,807,875.34 - Not to exceed $2,807,875.34 - Financing: Dallas Streetcar System Fund ($2,507,875.34) and DART Six-Year General Mobility Program Fund ($300,000.00)
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BACKGROUND
The Dallas Modern Streetcar is a City owned facility that links the downtown Central Business District to Methodist Hospital in Oak Cliff and the Bishop Arts District. The system includes six stops on 2.45 miles of track, all within the City street network. The system was constructed using $81 million in State and Federal grant funds with the expectation of providing economic stimulus, neighborhood revitalization, and an alternate mode of public transportation for at least a 30-year period.
The City maintains interlocal agreements (ILA) with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Federal Transit Administration, Texas Department of Transportation, and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) pertaining to the Dallas Streetcar System. These ILA’s established the City of Dallas as the owner of the Dallas Streetcar and allow for the City to rely on technical expertise from DART to operate and maintain the Dallas Streetcar.
On August 28, 2019, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a consolidated Master Streetcar ILA with DART for the operation and maintenance of the Dallas Streetcar System from Union Station to the Bishop Arts District. This consolidated ILA concisely restates the roles and responsibilities from eight previously approved ILA’s (Streetcar Foundation Agreements) for the ongoing operation and maintenance...
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