Transportation
BY COLBY FARR
DCTA serves more than 2.9M rides in FY 2022-23 The Denton County Transportation Authority completed more than 2.9 million rides during fiscal year 2022-23, according to a news release. What you need to know It marks the highest number of rides completed since FY 2018-19, according to the news release. Overall, the transportation authority saw 33% more riders compared to FY 2021-22. “We’re excited to see the outstanding growth in ridership across our entire network of transit offerings,” President and CEO Paul Cristina said in a statement. “Our remarkable growth in 2023 shows our team’s efforts to focus on the customer experience and strengthen our service offerings really resonated with our customers.” Sorting out details The transportation authority saw the largest
DCTA sends $90K for sidewalk project Highland Village is slated to receive a $90,797 reimbursement for sidewalk construction on Highland Village Road. What happened Denton County Transportation Authority’s board approved the reimbursement with an amendment to the agency’s 2021 Transpor- tation Reinvestment Program agreement with Highland Village. The amendment enables the city to fully apply its program allocation—about $380,000—to the project. The project is estimated to cost about $921,656 in total and was funded by the city’s 2018 bond program. The details The city originally requested a $288,794 reimbursement from DCTA’s program.
Total ridership
3M
2.5M
2M
1.5M
1M
0
Fiscal year
SOURCE: DENTON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
ridership gains across its GoZone on-demand and combined bus services. GoZone completed more than 853,000 rides in FY 2022-23 while operating in Denton, Lewisville and Highland Village, according to DCTA’s website. To see the transportation authority’s perfor- mance data, go to www.dcta.net/dashboard .
49 YEARS Annual Christmas Sale Now in Progress Stop by for one of a kind selection of fine jewelry this holiday season.
Holiday Hours: M-F 10-6 & Saturday 10-3 • Open Christmas Eve
260 S. I�35E, STE. 200 � DENTON, TX 76205� 940�382�5454 WWW.EHRHARTSJEWELERS.COM
11
FLOWER MOUND - HIGHLAND VILLAGE - ARGYLE EDITION
Powered by FlippingBook