North Irving Transit Center

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North Irving Transit Center
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Buses awaiting departure at North Irving Transit Center.
General information
Location5601 Riverside Dr.
Irving, Texas 75039
Coordinates 32°52′35″N96°56′02″W / 32.876337°N 96.93377°W / 32.876337; -96.93377
Owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Construction
Parking721 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities2 bike lockers
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 7, 1993 [2]
December 3, 2012 (re-opened)
ClosedJuly 30, 2012 [3]
January 24, 2022 (after re-opening)

North Irving Transit Center is a bus-only station located along Northwest Highway (Spur 348) in the Las Colinas neighborhood of Irving, Texas (USA). The transit center is a ten-minute walk from DART's Irving Convention Center light rail station, with a pedestrian walkway under Northwest Highway connecting the two.

Contents

Following the 2022 redesign of DART's bus network, North Irving Transit Center does not receive bus service. The station currently serves as a park-and-ride lot for Irving Convention Center station. [1]

History

The first DART facility in Las Colinas, referred to as North Irving Park & Ride, was opened on September 16, 1985. The facility, located at the intersection of O'Connor Boulevard and Carpenter Highway, was one of the first to be built by DART following its expansion into the suburbs. [4]

In 1988, following a groundbreaking ceremony for South Irving Transit Center, DART announced possible locations for an similar indoor facility in North Irving. [5] The agency purchased a 12-acre parcel for the facility in 1991; [6] North Irving Transit Center opened two years later on June 7, 1993. [2] In 1995, DART installed a windmill sculpture and a plaque dedicated to local disability advocate Cathy Thomas. [7]

Closure and re-opening

On July 30, 2012, the first phase of DART's Orange Line, which consisted of three stations, opened. [8] As part of the project, DART opted to move the region's primary transfer point to the new Las Colinas Urban Center station, leaving North Irving Transit Center with no routes. However, DART was unable to build parking at any of the new stations, necessitating that the transit center's park-and-ride lot remain to service the new line. [3]

On December 3, 2012, alongside the Orange Line's second phase, the transit center was reopened. To improve transfer opportunities, six routes were redirected from Las Colinas Urban Center to Irving Convention Center and/or North Irving Transit Center. [9]

Second closure

The transit center remained open until January 24, 2022, when the bus network was substantially redesigned. The new network's consolidation of existing routes and expansion of on-demand service zones (branded as GoLink) substantially reduced the number of routes in the area from five [10] to one. [11] The remaining route (227) services Irving Convention Center directly, again leaving North Irving Transit Center with no routes.

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References

  1. 1 2 "North Irving Transit Center". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  2. 1 2 "Metro Report". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. 1993-06-06. pp. 38A – via NewsBank.
  3. 1 2 Formby, Brandon; Fleck, Deborah (2012-07-31). "DART lays it on the line". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. B1 – via NewsBank.
  4. ↑ Maxon, Terry (1985-09-16). "DART Ready To Roll With Routes in Northern Suburbs". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. pp. 41A – via NewsBank.
  5. ↑ "Spotlight On Irving". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. 1988-04-07. pp. 30A – via NewsBank.
  6. ↑ "Real Estate". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. 1991-12-11. pp. 4H – via NewsBank.
  7. ↑ "Lasting impressions". The Dallas Morning News . A. H. Belo Corporation. 1995-06-27. pp. 29A – via NewsBank.
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  9. ↑ "DART's Blue Line to Rowlett highlights service changes". Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
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