New Program Provides Regional Ride-Matching
System aims to improve traffic flow by encouraging more to commute together
Commuters who want to leave their cars at home but don’t have access to mass transit have a new resource to help them find rides to work. Tryparkingit.com now offers ridematching, allowing users to find carpools and vanpools near where they live. Since 2006, Tryparkingit.com has served as a regional alternative commute site, providing residents a place to record how they get to work and track how much savings they accrue. <More>

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Creative Funding Approach May Bring Rail to Cotton Belt
A Message from Michael Morris, Transportation Director
In an era of tight budgets, creativity might be the most valuable tool in the effort to expand the reach of passenger rail to new places across North Texas. <More>

A public-private partnership would provide financing from the private sector and shift much of the risk away from the public sector.

Wilemon Sees Education as a Key to Mobility
Regional Transportation Council Member Profile
Kathryn Wilemon, Councilmember, City of Arlington
Dallas-Fort Worth residents are frustrated by slow traffic, but it’s not always easy to know where to turn for answers. Kathryn Wilemon wants to change that. <More>

No city, regardless of its size, will be able to craft a solution alone. The winning approach will involve everyone. The maintenance, new road, rail and other improvements that will enhance residents' quality of life will take cooperation among governments and people across the region.

Department Enhancing Outreach with Social Media Presence
Transportation improvements require coordination among many entities. Regional planners and policymakers work with all levels of government to ensure the right upgrades are made to the appropriate facilities in a timely manner. But long before construction can begin, the public is asked to help shape the conversation.

Through public meetings and other educational activities, North Texans are involved in each step of the process. <More>

AirCheckTexas Reaches 40,000 Repaired and Replaced Vehicles
A program that aims to contribute to a cleaner North Texas recently celebrated two milestones indicating how broad its reach has become. The AirCheckTexas Drive a Clean Machine Program has now helped repair 20,000 and replace an additional 20,000 high-polluting vehicles.

First came the repair mark. But not long after celebrating 20,000 repaired vehicles, AirCheckTexas recognized the replacement of its 20,000th high-polluting vehicle. <More>

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