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 New series about transportation and mobility in the Dallas area, and how the way we move affects the way we live. We talk about DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) and other transit agencies in DFW (Trinity Metro, DCTA, Amtrak), regional transportation planning (NCTCOG), micro-mobility (bicycles, scooters, bikeshare), removal of Interstate 345, and more.This Dallas Life Essais et carnets de voyage Sciences sociales
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  • Scooters are back: where, when, and how to ride / DART hires 100 security officers / Weekend transit more popular post-pandemic

    Scooters are back: where, when, and how to ride / DART hires 100 security officers / Weekend transit more popular post-pandemic
    Sep 19 2023

    This episode discusses shared scooters (Lime, Bird, Superpedestrian) in Dallas with Jonathan Braddick. Then, we had a DART ridership update with Connor; we talked about DART hiring 100 Transit Security Officers (TSOs), 70 of whom have been hired as of August, and how light rail on Saturdays and Sundays is more popular now than before the pandemic.

    Visit ⁠ThisDallasLife.com/podcast⁠ to find the complete show notes for this episode.
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    42 min
  • D2 Shelved / Tier 1 & 2 Plans / Streetcars / Week Without Driving / Who are the transportation geeks?

    D2 Shelved / Tier 1 & 2 Plans / Streetcars / Week Without Driving / Who are the transportation geeks?
    Sep 6 2023
    This week, Connor and I talked about D2 shelved indefinitelyTier 1 & 2 bus networkWeatherizing light rail for extreme heatStreetcar pros and consWeek Without Driving, October 2-8 "Downtown Dallas Subway ‘D2’ Is No Longer Part of DART’s Long-Term Plans" by Matt Goodman for D Magazine "What’s a sun kink? How extreme heat hits Austin railroads" by Kelsey Thompson for KXAN Austin Posts by Connor (u/cuberandgamer) on reddit.com/r/dart about Tier 1 and Tier 2 Bus Network: Tier 1 Bus Network - More of a near term improvementNew Bus Routes for Tier 2, bus route modifications beyond next yearRecap post: DART's future transit plans, for those who don't know (Tier One vs Tier Two, and maps)This changes everything - Tier Two Transit Network coming (Eventually?) Find information about the Dallas Streetcar on the DART.org website. Find information about the M-Line Trolley on the MATA.org website. Read from an anonymous DART operator the explanation for how extreme heat damaged rail lines and how DART handled delays. Learn more about National Week Without Driving on the AmericaWalks.org website. The campaign is organized locally by Dallas Bike Coalition and Better Block. Editor of D Magazine, Tim Rogers, wrote Matt Goodman Gets Done Dirty on DART Story - D Magazine, wherein he writes: "Yesterday our Matt Goodman broke a pretty big story about DART. The agency has decided not to build a $1.7 billion subway through downtown Dallas... You know how Matt learned about this news? He got a tip from a transportation geek who had seen something in a Reddit forum about DART’s financial plan and noticed that the subway was no longer in that plan." Connor posted a follow-up on Reddit. The music featured in this episode comes from Blue Dot Sessions: Bossa Boa, Grumpalo, Carolina Carboy, Caverna, Caveman, Sloppy Jo. This episode was co-hosted Hexel Colorado (@hexel_co on X/Twitter, @hexel.co on Threads) and Connor (@AltConnor on X/Twitter, u/cuberandgamer on Reddit).
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    43 min
  • Seven Cycling Groups That Meet Weekly/Monthly in Dallas (Volume 1)

    Seven Cycling Groups That Meet Weekly/Monthly in Dallas (Volume 1)
    May 3 2023

    Whether you're looking for free and fun activities, want outdoor exercise, or like making friends, then there's a cycling group for you. In this episode, we look at the seven cycling groups that meet every week or every month in Dallas. We'll go over where they meet, what they’re like, and how to join. The full schedule is in the show notes and on our website, ThisDallasLife.com. This episode – released at the beginning of National Bike Month – is the first volume of active cycling groups in Dallas. Volume 2 will be released later in May.

    • CRITICAL MASS is a popular social ride that gathers every last Friday of the month, 7pm at Dallas Farmers Market.
    • TITS TUESDAYS is a women-led social ride that gathers every Tuesday 7:30 pm at Lakewood Whole Foods Market, 2118 Abrams Road.
    • FEMME PEDALE is a women-only social ride that gathers every Thursday 7pm near Baylor. Visit the Facebook Group for Femme Pedale.
    • SHIFTY FREEWHEELERS is a weekly social ride that gathers every Monday 7pm at Cold Beer Company, 3600 Main Street.
    • MONDAY MASH is a fast-paced training ride that gathers every Monday 7pm at Exposition Plaza, 269 Exposition Ave.
    • DALLAS BICYCLE TOURS, THAI TEMPLE RIDE is a social ride that gathers every 3rd Sunday 10:45 am starting at Cold Beer Company, 3600 Main Street and destined for Buddhist Temple of Dallas, 8484 Stults Rd. Visit DallasBicycleTours.com.
    • DALLAS BICYCLE TOURS, WHITE ROCK LAKE RIDE is a social ride that gathers every 4th Sunday 10:45 am starting at the parking lot of Dallas Bike Works, 4875 W Lawther Dr. Visit DallasBicycleTours.com.
    • BIKE FRIENDLY SOUTH DALLAS is a non-profit that hosts a social ride every Saturday 10am at We-Cycle Resource Center, 1616 Al Lipscomb Way. Visit BikeFriendlySouthDallas.org.

    Special thanks to the guests on this episode, in order of appearance: Jose Benitez (Critical Mass, Monday Mash), Alyssa Kruger, Becca Kornblum (TITS Tuesdays, Dallas Bicycle Coalition), Gretchen Allen (Femme Pedale), Miso Ryu (Shifty Freewheelers), Heather Cohen (Dallas Bicycle Tours), TK Hobbs & Ashley Fletcher (Bike Friendly South Dallas).

    This podcast is a production of This Dallas Life, an online publication focused on Dallas urbanism. You can subscribe to our weekly digest at ThisDallasLife.com. This podcast was created by Hexel Colorado (@hexel_co on Twitter) with help from Angela Tran (angela@thisdallaslife.com) and Connor Hulla (@AlternateConnor on Twitter).
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    41 min

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