DART: How could service change in North Texas if cities leave?

If Plano, Irving, Farmers Branch, Highland Park and University Park voters decide to exit the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system in May, the fallout would be swift: station closures, route cuts and a fractured regional transit system, the agency says. DART laid out those far-reaching effects in a report released in advance of an agency leadership meeting Tuesday, its most detailed accounting yet of the impact on riders and service if member cities leave the system. City officials who favor secession from DART say they have plans to replace transit service locally despite the agency’s stark warnings, while riders who depend on the regional system are worried about the prospect of losing access they rely on daily.