DART board approves service changes in response to its own budget cuts

Dallas Area Rapid transit riders will soon see longer wait times, fewer routes and higher fares.

Despite public and even some internal opposition, DART’s board of directors voted Tuesday night to approve systemwide service cuts that will roll out next year. It comes as the agency is cutting spending to return funds to cities that say they’re not getting their money’s worth in services .

Olinka Green is a disabled DART rider who told the board that she's concerned about the impact of the cuts on Black and low-income communities.

"It's selfish and it's greedy, and it always seems like the poor, the oppressed and the disabled are always the ones that get hit the hardest," Green said. "This is ugly and this is not fair and to those that vote for this, I hope that this rides your conscienc