AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Transportation Operations
ACM: John Cabrales, Jr.
AGENDA DATE: September 12, 2016
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SUBJECT
Title
Receive a report from Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) staff to include State of the Agency, passenger enhancements, bus operations and DCTA capital projects.
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BACKGROUND
DCTA staff will provide a quarterly briefing to the Mobility Committee and the Traffic Safety Committee to include State of the Agency, recent enhancements to the DCTA system to include passenger amenities, expanded service and future planning initiatives. The briefing will provide the Mobility Committee with a status report on the following initiatives and programs:
• State of the Agency
• Connect Service Enhancements
• Passenger Amenities
• Rail Trail Update
• 35W Corridor Service Implementation
• Long-Range Strategic Planning
o High Intensity Commuter Corridors
o A-train Extension
o Land Use & Station Density
The briefing will provide the Mobility Committee the TSC the opportunity to raise additional questions on overall DCTA operations. Jim Cline, DCTA President will facilitate this agenda item and will provide hand outs of the Power Point presentation to the Mobility Committee for reference.
Respectfully Submitted:
Mark Nelson
Transportation Director