Non-member cities getting DART at a discount

[TexasTowelie]

MESQUITE — As Dallas Area Rapid Transit expands service, concern is growing the transit agency is not playing fair.

On Monday morning, DART buses began rolling through Mesquite for the first time — even though the Dallas suburb is not a member of the agency. It marks a radical departure for DART, which originally required residents of a city to pay a one-cent sales tax to get access to its service.

"It is not fair," said Jack Lagos of Plano.

For nearly 20 years, a penny of every dollar he spends in Plano went to DART, even though he confesses he’s only been on its trains a handful of times

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Getting-DART-at-a-Discount-142399865.html

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[FloriTexan]

1. I have no problem with this...

If it gets more cars off the road and saves people money, it is smart. I live in Rowlett and we've been paying just as long into DART and we are only finally getting the train here.