For the first time in almost 50 years, streetcars again connect downtown Dallas with Oak Cliff effective April 13. Dallas Area Rapid Transit is overseeing the city of Dallas’ first modern streetcar line, which operates free on a 1.6-mile dedicated track. Other project partners include the North Central Texas Council of Governments, Texas DOT and FTA, which provided $26 million in federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants. Additional phases of the streetcar project will extend the route to Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District and to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and Omni Dallas Hotel.