Molson Hart

Point 1 we agree on, the failure is on a regional level to provide transit to support walkable urbanism. Point 2 is precisely an example of this problem, DART is expansive but only works as a hub & spoke so that its branches become further apart the further out you go 1/2

meaning that reaching the suburbs is irrelevant bc it doesn’t connect btwn the suburban employment districts that have the most new multifamily apartments. The DART system doesn’t acknowledge that the DFW metroplex is a multi-nodal employment region & therefore few use it 2/2

Your hub-spoke point is a good one. Notwithstanding the cost, I'd like to see a line that is basically a concentric circle around the suburbs. That said, I don't think that's the only reason why people don't use the dart.

Given the current density of Dallas and high cost and time involved in building rail, BRT would more than likely be a better investment.

The mode should probably be dictated by compatibility with the existing system. If a route aligns w/ an existing rail corridor, then rail might be the best option. In other places a BRT corridor shared by multiple bus routes might be best.

There are portions of the DFW suburbs that are as dense as many parts of Chicago, just separated from one another by very low density sprawling areas

In 2010, Chicago had 39 neighborhoods with over 10,000 residents per square mile with many of those neighborhoods having over 30,000 residents. Dallas had 2, both with about 10,000 residents (uptown and East Dallas).

Dallas has grown faster than Chicago between 2010 to 2018, but it's not just the connectivity between neighborhoods. The neighborhoods themselves are insufficiently dense to support walkability outside of 2-3 blocks.