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In This IssueMean Green Game Day ShuttleLabor Day HolidayLewisville Western DaysState Fair of Texas

September/October 2014

Denton CountyTransportation Authority

EnRoute News

login information and transmitted wirelessly to a server using onboard cellular equipment. The server will integrate location and login information with schedules and map files to send predictive arrival information to passengers.

Where’s My Ride also allows DCTA passengers to customize how they want to receive information. For example, passengers will be able to subscribe to DCTA’s Travel Alerts to update them on a specific A-train and Connect bus route via email and/or text message. Passengers will also be able to utilize the online prediction portal feature to track the A-train and Connect buses, as well as obtain information via phone call.

In addition to providing passengers with real-time information, Where’s My Ride will provide DCTA with internal operational data that will help the agency better schedule routes and times for its services that will benefit passengers.

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September 6 • North Texas vs. Southern Methodist University

September 11 • North Texas vs. Louisiana Tech

September 13 • Denton’s Arts, Antiques & Autos

September 19-20 • Oaktopia Music & Cultural Festival

September 20 • North Texas vs. Nicholls State

September 26-27 • Lewisville Western Days

October 25 • Lewisville’s Spooktacular Trails

October 25 • Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival

Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) passengers will soon have access to real-time travel and predictive arrival information for easier travel on the agency’s system. This fall, DCTA will launch Where’s My Ride – a vehicle tracking tool that will provide real-time travel information to passengers, allowing them to obtain predictive arrival information for a Connect bus or A-train at a particular stop location via phone, online and mobile devices.

So, how does it work? Where’s My Ride will use accurate location data provided by a Global Positioning Device mounted inside each DCTA Connect bus and A-train railcar. That information will be integrated with the operator

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Know When and Where Now with DCTA’s New “Where’s My Ride” Tool

Catch a Ride on the 2014 Mean Green Game Day ShuttleDCTA, the North Texas Athletics department (UNT) and the Denton Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) have teamed up to provide complimentary transportation services via DCTA special event shuttle services for North Texas home games during the 2014-2015 football season.

The new Mean Green Game Day Shuttle will provide easy travel to and from North Texas games with no worries about traffic and parking hassles. Leave your car at home this football season for a unique game day experience in Denton!

It’s simple to ride the new Mean Green Game Day Shuttle. Passengers hop on the A-train, arrive at the Eulene Brock Downtown Denton Transit Center (DDTC) and board the free Mean Green Game Day Shuttle from the DDTC, to the Mean Green Tailgating Village and pedestrian bridge that leads to Apogee Stadium. The buses will also stop at locations along the Downtown Denton Square so passengers can take a break for dining, drinks and shopping before or after football games.

The first North Texas home game is Saturday, September 6 at 11 a.m. vs. Southern Methodist University (SMU). For more information about the Mean Green Game Day experience, visit MeanGreenGameDay.net.

Next StopDenton’s 15th Annual Arts, Antiques & Autos ExtravaganzaThis festival, hosted by the Denton Main Street Association, is a classic car, truck and motorcycle show with live music, fine arts, children activities and games, food and shopping. Event attendees will also get to see antique and classic cars up close, most of which have been restored and preserved. The free event will be held on Saturday, September 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Hickory Street right outside the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square. For more information, visit dentonmainstreet.org/home/.

September October

No DCTA Service for Labor DayIn observance of the Labor Day holiday, DCTA will not operate any bus or rail service Monday, September 1. The operations, customer service and administrative offices will also be closed. Regular operational hours will resume Tuesday, September 2. For more information, call DCTA Customer Service at (940) 243-0077.

Denton’s Day of the Dead FestivalDenton’s Day of the Dead Festival will be held on Saturday, October 25 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The free event captures the very essence of Denton’s artistic spirit – paying homage to many of fall’s treasures such as cooler weather, the harvest, the celebration of Dia de los Muertos, and all things Halloween. Event attendees can enjoy trunk or treating and their very own “Pumpkin Patch,” salsa cook-off, music and entertainment, Denton’s original Halloween Cabaret “Cirque du Horror,” coffin races and a lantern-lit twilight parade! For more information, go to dentondayofthedeadfestival.com.

Lewisville’s 7th Annual Spooktacular Trails and Glow 5K Extravaganza

Join the City of Lewisville for their annual Spooktacular Trails and Glow 5K Extravaganza! The free event will feature a ghostly hayride, haunted maze, trick-or-treating trail, and other festive activities. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, October 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Toyota of Lewisville Railroad Park. The Spooktacular Monster Mile will begin at 8:15 p.m. and the 5K will begin at 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit cityoflewisville.com.

Lewisville’s Western DaysThe Western Days festival – September 26 and 27 – will showcase the history and spirit of the west and encourage attendees to find the cowboy in them through themed events, attractions, food, shopping, and entertainment. Three festival stages will feature national and regional live country music and entertainment while festival-goers partake in the unique arts and crafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, trick ropers, world tamale eating championship, car shows, kids stick horse rodeo and korral playland rides area, face painters and more. For more information, check out lewisvillewesterndays.com

Ride DCTA to the State Fair of TexasLeave your car at home to avoid parking and traffic hassles for this year’s State Fair of Texas. Hop on DCTA’s A-train, which will connect you to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Green Line for a straight shot to Fair Park. The 2014 State Fair of Texas will run September 26 through October 19. As the fair nears, make sure to check RideDCTA.net for schedule information.