Transportation
BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & COLBY FARR
DART board signals support for refunding sales tax to select cities
Park Boulevard projects set to nish this summer Several projects on Plano’s Park Boulevard are reaching their nal few months of construction. What you need to know W . P A R K B L V D . 75 VENTURA DR.
Council approves median project on Parkwood Blvd. A section of the median on Parkwood Boulevard is set for a facelift. The speci cs The project will include the installation of a new irrigation system on Parkwood from West Spring Creek Parkway to Windhaven Parkway, along with the planting of trees. The current irrigation system is non-oper- ational and salvageable equipment is being reused, according to city documents. Why it matters According to city documents, the project will reduce road noise and storm water run- o , among other bene ts.
term. DART’s board will consider modi cations and renewal of the program after the initial term. The allocation available in FY 2025-26 will be 5% of the actual sales tax collections from scal year 2023-24 which is estimated at $42.59 million. Those funds would be made available to seven cities: • Plano • Carrollton • Farmer’s Branch • Highland Park • Addison • Richardson • University Branch
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is moving forward with plans to send some of its sales tax revenue back to select member cities as soon as next scal year. In a nutshell The resolution states DART will establish a general mobility program funded by 5% of its annual sales tax collections. Those funds will be available for use by some member cities as an equity adjustment to support local mobility needs, according to the resolution. DART sta will design policy guidelines and a plan for the program to be considered by the board at a later date. The program is expected to launch in scal year 2025-26, according to the resolution. The details The program will be established for a two-year
Three di erent projects on Park Boulevard are set to complete this summer, including replacing the waterlines under the roadway. The two-phase project has spanned from Plano’s east city limits to Preston Road. Improvements at Park’s intersections with Ohio Drive and Ventura Drive, and replacement of the screening walls along the roadway are also set to nish this summer, according to the city’s website. Set to nish this month is an arterial overlay project on Park from Preston Road to the west city limits. An asphalt overlay project is set to start on the stretch of road from Preston to the east city limits following the completion of the waterline replacement, Plano Senior Engineer Samson Bekele said. That project is expected to nish in summer 2027, according to Plano’s website.
DART is discussing a policy that would return some sales tax to member cities.
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MICHAEL CROUCHLEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
"I think we need a structural x that has the permanence of state legislation to it, along with services tailored to each
city’s actual needs at a level of investment commensurate to the services received." ANTHONY RICCIARDELLI, DART BOARD MEMBER
Several construction projects are underway along Park Boulevard in Plano.
KAREN CHANEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
PLANO 5930 West Park Blvd (972) 250-0500 PLANO NORTH 5420 State Hwy 121 (469) 687-2581
ALLEN 1839 N Central Expy (972) 908-3488 EAST PLANO 3404 N Central Expy (972) 423-6688
COIT ROAD 1453 Coit Rd (972) 867-2821
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