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The second page of Light Rail snips is spread beyond the screen and, thereby, is difficult to read.  It appears to be caused by an improper link to another web site.   One question raised in response to greater than anticipated riders on DART's Green Line, in conjunction with the State Fair of Texas, is whether Dallas needs the light rail system.  That depends on your perspective.   DART's system consists of buses, light rail, para-transit, commuter rail between Dallas and Fort Worth, and HOV lanes.  The bus subsidy in FY10 was $5.10 per passenger vs. $4.21 for light rail, $6.19 for commuter rail, $42.91 for para-transit, and 21 cents for HOV users, which require at least two passengers per vehicle, except for motorcyclists. Buses carried 34.5% of the riders vs. 16.2% for light rail, 2.3% for commuter rail, .7% for para-transit, and 45.5% for HOV.  The total is slightly less than 100% because of charter operations and rounding.   DART is financially stressed for a variety of reasons.  Heading the list, however, is the cost of the light rail system.  I was all for it in the beginning, but the cost has caused me to rethink my position.  If we could do it over again, I would opt for a smaller rail system or perhaps none at all, other than commuter rail, with an emphasis on Rapid Bus Technology, although in all fairness it was not on the horizon at the time I and others were advocates for the light rail system.
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