transportation authority denton county transportation authority s connect shuttle founded 2002 headquarters 1660 south stemmons suite 250 lewisville texas 75067 service area denton highland village lewisville service type bus demand response commuter rail routes 9 unt 8 denton 3 lewisville 1 nctc daily ridership 13 840 average weekday fuel type primarily diesel website dcta.net the denton county transportation authority dcta is the transit authority that operates in denton county texas . it operates bus service in three cities within denton county as well as the a train a regional commuter rail line to carrollton . contents 1 history 2 member cities 3 board of directors 4 transportation services 4.1 connect 4.2 college shuttles 4.3 access 4.4 a train 5 ridership 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit dcta was created by house bill 3323 under chapter 460 of the texas transportation code approved by the 77th texas legislature and signed into law by the governor in 2001 . on november 5 2002 the voters in denton county approved the confirmation of dcta by 73 % . the dcta board of directors represents every geographic area of the county . in 2006 dcta absorbed link the mass transit service operated by the city of denton since 2002 . link s bus routes were absorbed into dcta s local denton services now called connect . paratransit services in the three member cities were also absorbed and renamed dcta access . neither lewisville nor highland village the other current members of dcta operated bus lines prior to dcta s formation . member cities edit the following cities voted to join the dcta on september 13 2003 and levy a half cent sales tax to finance the system . denton highland village lewisville no other cities have joined dcta since its inception and none of the original cities have held elections to pull out . board of directors edit the denton county transportation authority is governed by a 14 member board appointed by respective entities three members are appointed by small cities population 17 000 eight members are appointed by large cities population 17 000 two members are appointed from unincorporated areas of the county one member represents the county at large although a dcta board member must reside in denton county the member does not have to reside in a dcta member city . all members serve two year terms . board members must have professional experience in the field of transportation business government engineering or law . in accordance with dcta by laws the board adopts the annual operating budget and is responsible for setting policy . the president oversees the day to day operations of the dcta and implements policies set forth by the board . transportation services edit the denton county transportation authority offers several services to the general public in the greater lewisville and denton area . these services include fixed route service in denton and lewisville an on demand service in highland village shuttle routes serving unt and nctc and a regional commuter service connecting denton lewisville carrollton and downtown dallas . additionally dcta offers demand response paratransit service in denton lewisville and highland village . connect edit connect at downtown denton transit center dcta connect offers local fixed route services operating in the cities of lewisville and denton . the routes were configured to provide easy access to many destinations within these cities . dcta currently operates nine routes in denton numbered 1 through 9 three routes in lewisville numbered 21 through 23 and an on demand service called connect rsvp in highland village . college shuttles edit dcta also operates nine shuttles that serve university of north texas students mean green north texan discovery park eagle point campus cruiser bernard street sam bass colorado express centre place dcta also operates a shuttle service for denton and lewisville commuting students to the north central texas college corinth and flower mound tx campuses . access edit dcta offers curb to curb ada paratransit service in denton and lewisville and demand response non ada service in lewisville highland village and denton for disabled and elderly 65 years and older patrons . ada paratransit service is provided within three quarters of a mile on either side of the connect local fixed routes in lewisville and denton . all other trips within the service area are classified as non ada . non ada demand response trips are provided on a first come first served basis and are subject to capacity constraints . a train edit main article a train denton county transportation authority the a train at trinity mills station in 2015 dcta operates the a train a regional passenger rail line connecting carrollton and denton to meet growing transportation demands in eastern denton county . the a train parallels interstate 35e and is a logical extension with the dallas area rapid transit green line at trinity mills station in carrollton . it has five stations two in denton and three in lewisville 1 and opened june 20 2011 . 2 ridership edit dcta ridership fluctuates greatly with the academic calendar as a considerable portion of passengers are unt and twu students faculty and staff . as an example dcta average daily fixed route ridership in september 2008 during the fall semester at unt and twu was 13 840 passenger trips while in july 2009 outside the main academic periods it was 2 695 . see also edit dallas portal span nctcog dart references edit http www.dcta.net a train.html peterson matt june 20 2011 . a train railway begins rolling carrying commuters from denton to carrollton . the dallas morning news . retrieved june 20 2011 . external links edit denton county transportation authority raildcta unt parking & transportation v t e city of denton denton county john b. denton culture 35 denton denton arts and jazz festival little chapel in the woods north texas state fair and rodeo industry acme 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