Dallas

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) serves Dallas and 12 surrounding cities. In today's environment of tight funding, rising costs, aging equipment and increasing ridership, delivering a quality paratransit service is an ongoing challenge. DART aims to build and maintain strong relations with its ethnically diverse client population.

• Stretch capital investment budgets through improved equipment maintenance
• Increase community involvement to build relationship networks and goodwill
• Supplement budgets and funding to meet growing ridership needs

• Consistent execution of a rigorous maintenance program.
• Unprecedented extension of serviceable life of vehicles, deferring the need for capital investments.

• Sensitivity training provided to employees.

• Strong working relationships with civic leaders and community organizations.
• Coordinate equipment donations for disabled recipients in need.
• Veolia Transportation's Area Vice-President Chris Langmayer served as 2007 Chairperson of Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest Hispanic Chambers in the US.