This assessment of streets, sidewalks, and other routes connecting the 28 DART rail stations examined infrastructure that will enhance first/last mile accessibility for pedestrians. The study included detailed evaluations of pedestrian infrastructure needs for corridors within a one-half mile radius of the DART facilities, wherein improvements were identified and ranked as High, Medium, and Low, based on the potential benefit to improve active user access to and from the stations. Estimated construction costs, primarily for new sidewalks and pedestrian safety measures such as crosswalks, signals and phasing for implementation, were developed for each station area. The resulting project deliverables and final reports were provided to DART and each city to be referenced during future project development, helping to improve access and connectivity for residents and workers with the key goal to increase transit ridership.  

The Opinions of Probable Construction Costs for all stations are identified in the following table.

Click on the image for an enlarged view of the costs.

DART - NCTCOG Final Report  [PDF, 52 MB]

• Appendix A  Field Work Dates
• Appendix B Part 1  Data Collection Maps & Forms [PDF, 23 MB]
• Appendix B Part 2  Field Data Checklist - Stations  [PDF, 48 MB]
• Appendix B Part 3  Field Data Checklist - Stations (Cont.)  [PDF, 47 MB]
• Appendix B Part 4  Field Data Checklist - Stations (Cont.)  [PDF, 59 MB]
• Appendix C  Crosswalk Improvement Evaluation Details
• Appendix D  Crosswalk Improvement Selection Tables
• Appendix E   Half-Mile Area Improvement Prioritization - Initial Trial Methodology Details
• Appendix F   Half-Mile Area Improvement Prioritization - Final Methodology Details  [PDF, 1.2 MB]
• Appendix G  Cost Estimating Details
• Appendix H  Estimated Quantities & Opinions of Probable Construction Cost - Station Property  Improvements [PDF, 1.5 MB]
• Appendix I  Half-Mile Area Recommendation Details & Detailed Improvement Mapping   [PDF, 94 MB]
• Appendix J  Half-Mile Improvement Matrices  [PDF, 8.3 MB]
• Appendix K Estimated Quantities & Opinions of Probable Construction Cost - Half-Mile Improvements [PDF, 3.8 MB]

Dallas Final Report  [PDF 32 MB]

• Appendix A  Field Work Dates
• Appendix B  Data Collection Maps & Forms [PDF, 72 MB]
• Appendix C  Crosswalk Improvement Evaluation Details
• Appendix D  Crosswalk Improvement Selection Tables
• Appendix E   Half-Mile Area Improvement Prioritization - Initial Trial Methodology Details
• Appendix F   Half-Mile Area Improvement Prioritization - Final Methodology Details
• Appendix G  Cost Estimating Details
• Appendix H  Estimated Quantities & Opinions of Probable Construction Cost - Station Property  Improvements
• Appendix I  Half-Mile Area Recommendation Details & Detailed Improvement Mapping  [PDF, 12 MB]
• Appendix J  Half-Mile Improvement Matrices [PDF, 7 MB]
• Appendix K Estimated Quantities & Opinions of Probable Construction Cost - Half-Mile Improvements  [PDF, 2 MB]

Garland Final Report  [PDF, 24.5 MB]
Plano Final Report  [PDF, 33 MB]
Richardson Final Report [PDF, 39 MB]

Data collection of private automobile parking utilization, policy, and management practices at existing transit-oriented developments along the DART Red Line and Blue Line. The report provides recommendations supporting transit-appropriate parking ratios and other parking management best practices for TODs.

TOD Parking Study 
Interactive Best Practices Toolbox Website

• Appendix A - Site Summaries 
• Appendix B - Data Results Comparative Matrix
• Appendix C - Questionnaire Form and Results 
• Appendix D - Description of Shared Parking Model 
• Appendix E - Recommendations for Parking Data Collection 

The survey includes residents, businesses, and their employees near the 28 DART stations and focuses on their perceptions and behavior related to transit and related urban development. The findings provide a sense of trends and patterns in the demographics, stated preferences, and behaviors of those living and working near the rail stations, better informing the opportunities for local government policies and programs supporting TOD.

Report Document 

• Appendix A - Responses to Resident Survey  
• Appendix B - Responses to Employer Survey  
• Appendix C - Responses to Employee Survey  
• Appendix D - Survey Methodology  
• Appendix E - Survey Materials