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Editor's Note: This has been corrected to include that City Council Member Dan Liscio also attended the DART meeting.
DART CEO Nadine Lee joined Service Planner Ed Eugene and other staff Feb. 26 to outline what transit service could look like if Addison voters choose to leave Dallas Area Rapid Transit in the May 2 election.
The community meeting, part of a series scheduled through March 21, was held to explain potential service interruptions and discontinuations required under state law if member cities withdraw from the regional transit system.
The law is clear, Lee told attendees. If voters in a city calling a withdrawal election choose to leave, DART must cease all services in that jurisdiction the day after votes are canvassed, or officially counted.
That immediate cutoff would trigger what Service Planner Ed Eugene described as “immediate service modifications.”
Under state law and DART policy, the agency must hold a formal public hearing before any discontinuation or major modification of service. The DART board has scheduled that public hearing for its March 24 meeting.
At the time of the Addison meeting, it was still unknown whether Irving would move forward with its May 2 withdrawal election. Later that evening, the Irving City Council voted to rescind. Currently, Addison, Highland Park and University Park still have withdrawal elections scheduled.
If Addison voters approve withdrawal, Eugene said the impacts would be swift and visible.
Three potential bus scenarios were outlined. Buses could travel straight through Addison without stopping or opening doors. Some routes could be shortened to end at the city line. Others could be discontinued entirely.
All 11 Addison bus routes would be affected, according to presentation slides. Routes 22, 200, 202, 227, 229, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239 and 250 would be realigned, with service redirected to nearby Knoll Trail Station to preserve regional connections where possible.
Rail service would also be impacted. The Silver Line Addison Station could close. December 2025 ridership at the station, based on a manual count, averaged 214 weekday riders, 157 on Saturdays and 110 on Sundays, according to DART data presented at the meeting.
One slide detailed potential modifications to Route 239 along the Dallas North Tollway, showing service rerouted to avoid Addison while maintaining connections between CBD West Transit Center and Knoll Trail Station.
Lee encouraged residents to stay engaged by attending community meetings, submitting comment cards or emailing ServicePlanning@dart.org. Information is also available at dart.org/PublicHearing.
“This is not something we want to do,” Lee said, referring to potential service discontinuations.
The meeting drew a modest crowd, including Addison City Council Members Howard Freed, Randy Smith and Dan Liscio, and underscored what is at stake for Addison commuters and businesses as the withdrawal election approaches. For riders who rely on buses and rail to reach jobs, schools and medical appointments, the decision could reshape daily routines overnight.
DART held a public meeting Monday in Carrollton. A meeting will be held March 19 in Farmers Branch.
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