STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: January 22, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 6, 11, 12
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the City Manager to provide the Notice of Intent to establish Quiet Zones along the Dallas Area Rapid Transit's Silver Line corridor (formerly known as the Cotton Belt Line) encompassing 11 railroad crossings on the following streets: East Belt Line Road, Dallas Parkway Southbound, Dallas Parkway Northbound, Knoll Trail Drive, Davenport Road East/West, Campbell Road, Davenport Road North/South, McCallum Boulevard, Meandering Way, Dickerson Street, and a crossing at the future Copenhagen Avenue in the Cypress Waters Development as provided for in the Federal Railroad Administration's Final Train Horn Rule - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is currently in the final construction phases of the 26-mile rail line between Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and the City of Plano, known as the Silver Line Project. DART anticipates that service on the Silver Line will begin in late 2025 to mid-2026. The project will have 11 at-grade crossings within the city of Dallas covering: East Belt Line Road, Dallas Parkway Southbound, Dallas Parkway Northbound, Knoll Trail Drive, Davenport Road East/West, Campbell Road, Davenport Road North/South, McCallum Boulevard, Meandering Way, Dickerson Street, and a crossing at the future Copenhagen Avenue in the Cypress Waters Development. These at-grade crossings would greatly benefit from the implementation of "Quiet Zones."
Quiet Zones improve the quality of life for persons living near a rail line by preventing locomotive trains from sounding their horn as the train approaches a street grade crossing. The establishment of a Quiet Zone by a public authority is recognized by the Feder...
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