Addison voters have spoken. The Town will remain in DART, and we respect that decision.
We're grateful to every resident who engaged with this question. Whether you voted YES or NO, you participated in democracy at its most local and most consequential level.
We thank our supporters, our volunteers, and the residents who took the time to weigh both sides.
The materials on this site are preserved as a record of the campaign through June 1, 2026. Our thanks to Addison.
This is an archive site for a past election and will be available until June 1, 2026.
Facts and Myths
The real numbers, the real stakes, and why this vote matters right now.
Transit continues
Contract signed
The Town of Addison has already signed a contract with Via to launch Addison Orbit, an on-demand transit service built for Addison. If voters choose to leave DART, Orbit is ready to go. This is not a concept or a proposal, the contract is done.
Open an app or call a dispatcher, request a ride, and get picked up at your door. Orbit connects you to the Silver Line at Knoll Trail or Downtown Carrollton, to every DART bus route that serves Addison today, and to ADA paratransit across all 13 DART member cities. The regional network stays whole, and the door-to-station ride is new.
Learn About Addison Orbit
Connectivity
Access stays, control comes home
Leaving DART doesn't mean losing access. Addison has already signed a contract with Via for on-demand door-to-door microtransit and paratransit that connects riders to DART stations, keeping the regional network within reach. The difference is we control the service, the schedule, and the routes. Right now, DART controls all of that and Addison has no say.
Silver Line Access
Silver Line within reach
Addison's new transit service will pick residents up at home and drop them at Knoll Trail Station or Downtown Carrollton for Silver Line access. For parts of Addison, Knoll Trail is already the closest station and is walkable.
See How Close You Are
Audit
$0.58 back on every dollar
In 2024, Ernst & Young completed a cost allocation study commissioned by DART itself. The finding for Addison was clear, we get back just $0.58 for every dollar we send.
Cost Comparison
$17.6M/yr vs. $1.9M/yr
Addison sends DART $17.6M a year, 10x what local transit would actually cost. Addison has signed a contract with Via for door-to-door on-demand transit at $1.9M/year. If we stay, that $17.6M keeps flowing out with no cap and no end in sight.
Property Tax Pressure
Your tax bill feels it
When $17.6M in sales tax revenue leaves Addison every year, the town has fewer dollars for roads, parks, infrastructure, and services. That gap has to be filled somewhere, and for homeowners, that means more pressure on property taxes and bonds to pick up the slack.
Assets & Revenue
$17.6M/year recaptured
Voting NO means Addison recaptures $17.6M/year in sales tax. Our money, spent our way. If we stay, the station remains under DART control and 50% of Addison's sales tax keeps flowing to Dallas, adding up to approximately $114M over the next 6 years as collections grow.
Exit Cost
$50M one-time vs. $114M and counting
Yes, there's a one-time exit cost of $50M. But with $17.6M/year in recaptured sales tax, it pays for itself in about 3 years. Compare that to staying: $17.6M this year, growing to approximately $114M over 6 years. No exit. No cap. No end in sight.
The exit cost is a one-time investment. Staying is a permanent expense.
Timing
Now or 2032
DART is about to take on $2.6B in new debt, and Addison will be required to pay its share. If we stay, the next time we can vote on this is 2032, locked in for 6 more years while DART borrows billions more. Addison has already sent DART over $400M. By the time we can vote again in 2032, that number crosses half a billion dollars.
This is a generational decision. Waiting means paying into a system that's about to get significantly more expensive.
Accountability
A one-way relationship
Leaving DART means Addison controls its own transit spending with full public accountability. Right now, DART spends over $1B a year and Addison has no right to see how our money is used. The same dynamic shows in negotiation. DART offered Addison $8M back on $114M in sales taxes, then withdrew even that when residents petitioned for this vote. The relationship moves when member cities apply pressure, not when they ask questions.
Future Development
Future development on track
Addison Junction, the planned office, hotel, and entertainment development at Addison Circle, will not be impacted by the decision to withdraw from DART.
Former officials
Respect their service. Today's question is different.
A number of former Addison mayors and council members have endorsed a Yes vote. They served Addison with real dedication, and their perspective reflects decades of work on behalf of this town.
The question in front of voters is different from the one they faced. DART's financials, Addison's alternatives, and the regional transit landscape have all changed significantly in recent years. The $3.71B in outstanding debt, the $2.6B in planned new borrowing, the Ernst & Young cost allocation findings, and the Via contract at $1.9M/year are all recent developments.
The current Town Council reviewed those current numbers and voted 5-2 to put this question to Addison voters. We think that was the right call, and we trust Addison residents to weigh the evidence and decide for themselves.
Vote NO on DART
Addison deserves better. On May 2, 2026, make it happen.