TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY DCTA rolls out new GoZone rates The Denton County Transportation Authority rolled out new fare changes at the start of 2023. The changes come as part of the organization’s mission to better meet the transportation needs of Denton County and its residents. GOZONE FARES starting Jan. 1 $0.75 change to $1.50 SOURCE: DCTA COMMUNITY IMPACT Denton County Transportation Authority o cials changed its rates at the start of 2023.
This will a ect people who use the GoZone and Connect Bus services, though bus services are only available in Denton. The base fare for GoZone, which operates in Highland Village and Lew- isville, will increase to $1.50, according to the DCTA. The fare change went into e ect Jan. 1. The previous fare was $0.75. “GoZone is a huge success story for DCTA,” DCTA CEO Paul Cristina said in a news release. “The service completed more than 620,000 rides in its rst year, and we continue to serve about 70,000 riders a month, so we are very pleased with the way DCTA customers are using the service.” Trips more than 4 miles will have an additional $0.50 charge in Denton only, but there will be no per-mile charge for Lewisville and Highland Village. There will be a fare cap of $1.50 in
and improved boardwalk to the park. A contract was executed between the city and Hal & Associates for the Moore Road Boardwalk that included a design of an elevated boardwalk that could be engineered to withstand large ooding events. The project was put on hold in early 2020. Planning resumed in 2021. The design phase was completed for both the boardwalk and the erosion projects in 2022. Coppell City Council approved a bid award to Rebcon, LLC on Nov. 8. The preliminary cost estimate in 2019 was $1.03 million; however, rising costs for supplies and materials have pushed the cost to $1.95 million. The city has con- tinuously looked for ways to help with cost savings, according to o cials. The concrete boardwalk will be 486 feet and will have a safety handrail. Construction crews will drill 66 piers at depths that range from 20 feet to 40 feet. Timeline: February-December 2023 Cost: $1.95 million Funding source: American Rescue Plan Act funds both Lewisville and Highland Village, according to DCTA o cials. GoZone passes will be available to only those with reduced-fare media quali cations, nonpro t and social services passes, and employee pass program. GoZone, which is powered by Via, provides riders convenient vehicle transportation for trips across designated zones in Denton County. The on-demand service uses a mobile app, in which passengers book their trips in real-time, and a dedicated eet of branded vans to pick up and drop o riders at virtual stops. “The popularity of GoZone is not only giving our customers better and more personal transit options, it has also prompted us to look at the impacts on our other o erings,” Cristina said.
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Moore Road Boardwalk construction Construction aimed to improve Cop- pell’s parks and trail system at Moore Road Park is scheduled to begin in February. Moore Road Park is located in a ood plain. The park is prone to rising water levels during large rain events, and the city was forced to remove the former wooden boardwalk that existed in the park in 2012 due to large rain events over the years, according to the Nov. 8 agenda item. City leaders were urged by residents to prioritize e orts to bring a new
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ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF JAN. 13. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT LCONEWS COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM.
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