The organization campaigned for roughly a year to secure access to free public transit for local students in grades K–12.
After Dallas City Council approved $250,000 for the pilot, the city began to work with stakeholders on developing the program, a spokesperson for the city told thevia email. Officials will now start to determine program parameters, oversight and performance metrics ahead of its anticipated launch in January.
for students. In a press release at the time, council member Omar Narvaez, chair of the council's Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, praised the effort as something that could be “transformative for our community.”“As we build for our future, Dallas must strive to be a city of opportunity,” Johnson said in the release. “Providing free DART fares for schoolchildren could be a game-changer that would open a world of opportunities for them.
“Education goes beyond the classroom, and I think we owe it to the children here that they should have that opportunity,” Ullrich said. “And on top of that, it makes it easier for their parents and family to go along and ride with them.”
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