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Arlington, TX, Launches First Bus Service

The city of Arlington, TX, officially launched its new commuter bus service—Metro ArlingtonXpress, or MAX—on Aug. 19, connecting the city’s 374,000 residents to the rest of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) are partnering with the city to provide this service.

“As of 5:35 Monday morning, Arlington was no longer the largest city in the nation without public transportation,” said Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck. “This is an important step in connecting Arlington with the Metroplex.” The introduction of MAX means that the city’s residents can now connect seamlessly to a regional transit grid, a goal that has eluded the city for decades.

The MAX route travels between the University of Texas at Arlington, in the downtown area, and the Trinity Railway Express CentrePort/DFW Airport Station, with two buses owned by DART. The two-year pilot project will cost $700,000 per year; partners including the city of Arlington, UT Arlington, and Arlington Chamber of Commerce are covering the first year’s cost, while an FTA grant will pay for the second year.

The MAX bus pulls up at the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) CentrePort/DFW Airport Station, with a TRE commuter train in the background.

 

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