Dallas Area Rapid Transit: Heavily Subsidized

Filed Under (Technology) by Jean Valjean on 15-03-2009

Ever wonder where DART gets its funding? If you said “well, from the fares, of course!”, you’d be 7% right. The truth is that in 2008 DART got only 7% of its revenues from fares, while the rest came from other sources (mainly taxes):

2008 DART Revenue Breakdown

2008 DART Revenue Breakdown

Here are the actual figures for 2008, in thousands:

Passenger $

48,957

The Missouri Breaks release

Advertising, Rent & Other

$ 10,846

Sales

Grizzly Park download

and Use Tax

download Wishcraft movie Gone in Sixty Seconds download $ 413,341
Federal Grants The Tao of Steve movie download $ Ghost Month dvd 42,490
Investment Income Inkheart psp

$

The Accidental Husband film

Shredderman Rules download

44,947

Capital Contributions buy Hidden Agenda
Critters 3 video

Jim Gaffigan: King Baby move

$ A Mighty Heart film

132,888

Other Revenues $ 17,446
What Happens in Vegas trailer Total Jungle 2 Jungle video Dead Birds buy $ 710,915

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