Lake Ray Hubbard Transit Center is a
mass transit
Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whi ...
station in southeastern
Garland, Texas
Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located within Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a ...
. The station is part of the
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is a transit agency serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex of Texas. It operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Dallas and twelve of its suburbs. In , the system had a r ...
system and is located near the intersection of
Broadway Boulevard and
Interstate 30
Interstate 30 (I-30) is a major Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels 366.76 miles from Interstate 20, I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas ...
.
Bus routes at the station service other portions of Garland (notably
Downtown Garland station
Downtown Garland station (previously North Garland Transit Center and Garland Central Transit Center) is a DART light rail station located in Garland, Texas. The station is located at the intersection of Fifth Street and Walnut Street in Garla ...
and
South Garland Transit Center
South Garland Transit Center is a bus-only mass transit station in the Zacha Junction neighborhood of Garland, Texas. The station is located on a frontage road of Interstate 635 and is operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The station ha ...
), as well as
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the central business district (CBD) of Dallas, Texas, United States, located in the geographic center of the city. It is the second-largest business district in the state of Texas. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally ...
. During weekday peak times, an express bus is operated between the station and Downtown Dallas. This route makes use of
high-occupancy vehicle lane
A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes) is a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, ...
s on I-30 to improve travel times.
The station is also a hub for two on-demand services. Eastern Pilot
GoLink, operated by DART, services Garland neighborhoods east of the station and the city of
Rowlett, while STARNow Mesquite, operated by
STAR Transit
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The precise observation of star transits is the basis of many methods in astronomy and in geodesy. The measurements can be done in different ways:
# v ...
, serves the city of
Mesquite
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.
History
Southeastern Garland was originally serviced by a
park-and-ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ( ...
lot at Audubon Park.
Ground was broken on the current station in May 1993. The station was completed in December 1994,
though the parking lot was opened earlier in the year.
In 1996, plans were made to build bus-only ramps connecting the station to proposed
HOV lanes
A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane, carpool lane, diamond lane, 2+ lane, and transit lane or T2 or T3 lanes) is a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, ...
on Interstate 30. Ultimately, these ramps were not built, as the completed lanes stopped at Northwest Drive, about a mile west of the station.
In 2023, a groundbreaking was held for a
transit-oriented development
In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of Real estate development, urban development that maximizes the amount of Residential area, residential, business and leisure space within Pedestrian, walking distance of public t ...
project adjacent to the station.
References
External links
Dallas Area Rapid TransitLake Ray Hubbard Transit Center
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Transportation in Garland, Texas
Bus stations in Texas
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