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DART Partners in Street Improvements

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) recently joined the city of Dallas and the Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind to improve a section of Capitol Avenue east of downtown Dallas.

The partners worked together to construct a lane long enough for up to eight paratransit vehicles to safely board and drop off students and customers at the Lighthouse, a safe right-turn lane, wider sidewalks for safer walking by users of canes, landscaping, benches, and three solar-powered bus shelters.

“At their core,” said Gary C. Thomas, DART president/executive director, “DART, the city of Dallas, and the Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind have the same mission: to serve the public. And we joined hands to do just that on this venture.”

Marcel Brunel, board chairman of the Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, pointed out the importance of the new safety features to the people he represents. “Just because someone lost their sight doesn’t mean they lost their opportunity,” he said. “Working, together we have created a better opportunity for 200 people to practice their happiness each day at Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind.”

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