PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: May 13, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the professional services contract with Gresham Smith for the Dallas Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Study to support the City of Dallas for Phase I of establishing a Parking Benefit District (paid parking area) in support of the Dallas Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Study - Not to exceed $123,397.00, from $669,509.58 to $792,906.58 - Financing: DART Public Transportation System Projects Fund ($80,490.42) and General Fund ($42,906.58)
*In alignment with ForwardDallas.
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BACKGROUND
This professional services contract is being used to complete the Dallas Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Study for the Department of Transportation and Public Works. The Dallas Streetcar is a City-owned facility that links the downtown Central Business District to the Methodist Hospital in Oak Cliff and the Bishop Arts District. The system was constructed using State and Federal grant funds and began operating in 2015. Initially a 1.5-mile route through downtown, the Streetcar network has been expanded to include a total of six stops on 2.45 miles of track all within the City of Dallas' street network. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) operates the Streetcar on behalf of the City of Dallas and contributes approximately $600,000.00 a year towards the $2.5M operations and maintenance ("O&M") costs with an expiration date of 2040. The City of Dallas provides the majority of the Streetcar's O&M in addition to periodic capital maintenance funds through its General Fund.
The City of Dallas has worked with DART and other stakeholders to examine the economic impact of the Streetcar including the necessity of expansion routes, such as the Central Link, and sustainable funding mechanisms ...
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