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Opening Day at ballpark brings fresh optimism

By Gordon Dickson and Susan Schrock| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Apr. 04, 2013

For one thing, people who want to park in a Rangers lot must show that they have a ticket to the game.Read more

Passengers would pay $5 to $8 fare on Arlington bus service to CentrePort

By Susan Schrock| sschrock@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, Apr. 03, 2013

Up to three buses, with 37 seats each, could run on weekdays.Read more

Passengers to pay $5 to $8 bus fare on Arlington pilot bus project

By Susan Schrock| sschrock@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, Apr. 03, 2013

Up to three buses, with 37 seats each, will run on weekdays to CentrePort Station, where riders could catch a train to Dallas or Fort Worth.Read more

Fort Worth may back split plan for Cotton Belt rail line

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Monday, Apr. 01, 2013

More than a month after rejecting development of the Cotton Belt line, Fort Worth officials say they are willing to support the 62-mile commuter rail project as long as it doesn't sidetrack federal money they want to be spent for a rail line ending at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.Read more

Study looks at rail options from Oklahoma to S. Texas

By Jamie Stengle| The Associated Press|Sunday, Mar. 31, 2013

Officials are concerned about highway traffic along I-35.Read more

Relief at last on Hulen Street

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2013

Good news for motorists in southwest Fort Worth: Two additional lanes opened Wednesday on South Hulen Street, as officials continued to make progress on the Chisholm Trail Parkway project.Read more

Relief at last on Hulen Street

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2013

Two additional lanes opened Wednesday as officials continued to make progress on the Chisholm Trail Parkway project.Read more

Fort Worth officials hear pitch from Swiss train car company

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013

Executives with a Swiss company that makes sleek, modern passenger rail cars are in the area this week making their pitch to the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, which is in the early stages of picking a builder for its proposed TEX Rail commuter line.Read more

Fort Worth officials hear pitch from Swiss train car company

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013

Stadler US hopes getting TEX Rail project will convince others in North America to buy their sleek, modern cars.Read more

Fort Worth bridge demolition rattles windows and nerves far away

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013

Residents far from the site say their windows shook when the bridge was blown up.Read more

Fort Worth bridge implosion rattles windows and nerves as far away as Arlington

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013

Transportation officials admit they kept the demolition of the Weatherford Street Bridge on the down-low.Read more

Station locations may determine high-speed rail's future in North Texas

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013

The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station.Read more

Locating stations may determine high-speed rail's future

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013

One proposal talks about a single station in southeast Dallas, while officials push for one at DFW Airport.Read more

Forest Park Boulevard will soon be a work zone

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Thursday, Mar. 14, 2013

North Forest Park Boulevard will close for about 10 days beginning Monday at the West Seventh Street bridge.Read more

Forest Park Boulevard will soon be a work zone

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013

Forest Park Boulevard will be closed for about 10 days beginning Monday at the West Seventh Street bridge.Read more

Bridges will make Riverside an alternative to I-35W

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2013

A pair of four-lane bridges on North Riverside Drive are expected to be under construction within a few weeks. One will span Northeast Loop 820, the other will cross over Big Fossil Creek.Read more

DART tries to make inroads in Tarrant County with bid for Arlington service

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Monday, Mar. 11, 2013

Leaders at Dallas Area Rapid Transit aren't mincing words. They want to expand their public transportation system to Arlington.Read more

Jobs, quest for a quiet life among reasons for Texans with long commutes

By Steve Campbell| sfcampbell@star-telegram.com|Saturday, Mar. 09, 2013

One in 122 U.S. workers has a commute of at least 50 miles.Read more

Bills filed to allow DART to expand to Arlington

By Gordon Dickson| gdickson@star-telegram.com|Friday, Mar. 08, 2013

The legislation would make the rules clear and allow Arlington to join the Dallas transit system, which no Arlington officials have proposed.Read more

Plan for Fort Worth-Richardson/Plano commuter rail line died a sloppy death

By Mike Norman| mnorman@star-telegram.com|Friday, Mar. 08, 2013

Leap of faith not warranted with key elements of financing missing.Read more