Plano Council Member Rick Smith said the uptick in economic development around the proposed transit stations could be a positive aspect of the project. If I had to pick one rail corridor that could be next, it is the Plano to McKinney line.вЂќ get the Silver Line but in the meantime letвЂ™s see if we can create this vision,вЂќ Morris said during the meeting. The council estimates construction would cost between $700 million and $900 million. The proposed McKinney to Plano line would be 18 miles long and the transportation council estimates it would have 7,000-8,000 riders a day by 2045. The 26-mile Silver Line will connect Plano to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and will add two new stations to the city with the 12th Street Station and the Shiloh Road Station. He said, if built, the line could connect Plano to McKinney through two options: by an extension of the DART Red Line that has stations off Parker Road and in Downtown Plano, or by extending DARTвЂ™s Silver Line that is under construction and set to be complete in 2024.

14 preliminary open meeting, Michael Morris, director of transportation for the council, outlined the various benefits, costs, options and challenges associated with the proposed rail line. In a transportation study presented to Plano City Council during the Feb. The North Central Texas Council of Governments' Regional Transportation Council is working to convince city officials to support a new rail line system that would connect Plano and McKinney.

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