The Dallas transit agency hopes a shorter permitting timeline will boost transit-oriented development around rail stations.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) launched a new digital platform that the agency hopes will streamline the permitting process for transit-oriented development (TOD) proposals on DART-owned land.
According to an article in Mass Transit, “DART notes that before DARTSpace, applying to use DART or Trinity Railway Express (TRE) property for events, utilities or development required a paper-based process that could take up to 60 days. With DARTSpace, the agency expects to reduce that timeline to 10 days.”
The platform, which will eliminate paper-based processes, lets applicants submit necessary documentation, pay fees, and track their application. The agency hopes it will help builders start projects faster to increase density around transit stations in the region.
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