Several North Texas suburbs will debate withdrawing from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency this week.

DART says it moves more than 220,000 riders every day across more than a dozen cities, but at least four member cities—Plano, Farmers Branch, Irving and Highland Park—say they aren’t getting their money’s worth.

Each of those city councils is scheduled to discuss cutting ties with DART this week. If any councils vote to move forward, the issue would go to voters in May.

“Very, very sad because it is such a gateway,” said Suzy Saverline, who rode the DART light rail from Richardson to Plano with her grandson on Monday.

“We love that we can ride up here and go to the park or go to the farmers market or come up and get ice cream,” she said.

The meetings come just days after DART launc

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