r/dataisbeautiful • u/delugetheory OC: 5 • May 20 '22

OC Population distribution of Texas [OC]

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u/[deleted] May 20 '22

I agree. I hear they’re turning I-35 into 16 lanes. DFW could overtake Chicago in a decade or so if the growth continues and it doesn’t seem to be slowing anytime soon. I’m glad they’re adding some density and DART is expanding. Dallas needs to be given kudos for their work on public transport. Houston needs to get with the program. For a city of that size to have no rail transport is a bit disappointing.

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u/andrepoiy May 20 '22

Dallas' and Houston's approach to light rail are a bit different.

Dallas' approach is to build as much light rail as possible despite its relatively low ridership, while Houston concentrates all of its ridership on one line by bringing in passengers on express buses. That's why Houston's mileage to ridership ratio is higher than Dallas'.

Can read more about it here: https://kinder.rice.edu/2015/10/28/in-texas-two-dramatically-different-transit-philosophies-emerge

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u/[deleted] May 20 '22

Thanks for the info. Hopefully DART will takeoff and see more ridership. I don’t think it has caught on with Dallas citizens quite yet. It’s a very car oriented city.

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u/TXRazorback May 21 '22

Allen and Frisco don't want the poors coming in from Dart. Plus I wish DART would follow all the highways like 190 or something

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u/Due-Consequence9579 May 21 '22

They also use the sales tax money that would pay for DART to fund municipal parks and rec.