UTA study points to inefficiencies in Dallas mass transit

Transportation equityLack of access to good-paying jobs is one of the primary products of a largely inefficient Dallas transit system, according to a city of Dallas-commissioned study conducted by Shima Hamidi, director of The University of Texas at Arlington’s Institute of Urban Studies, and her research team. The study, which was presented to Dallas officials Monday, investigated how economic disparity and transportation are intertwined in Dallas. This study found that more than 65 percent of residents living in the transit-dependent core of Dallas have access to less than 4 percent