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Item # 4.b.

2025 City Council Work Session Meeting

Meeting Date:

01/06/2026

Department:

City Manager

Key Focus Areas:

Mobility and Connectivity

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present and discuss mobility options in Addison.

BACKGROUND:

Mayor Pro-Tempore Marlin Willesen and Council Member Dan Liscio requested a work session item regarding mobility in Addison. The following items were requested to be included for discussion:

Automobiles
•   Use percentage or high-level thoughts of the importance.
•   Street replacement projects.

Addison Airport
•   Atlantic Aviation
•   Car services also.
•   Galaxy
•   Car services also.
•   Million Air Dallas
•   Car services also.
•   Charter options
•   Many offer car services also.

Rental Car agencies in Addison
•   Avis
•   Budget
•   Enterprise
•   SIXT Rent a Car Dallas Addison Marriott Quorum

Addison Transit Center
•   Major bus station
•   Rail connectivity
o   DART Silver Line stations nearest to Addison residents:
?   Addison Station
?   Knoll Trail Station
•   Parking
o   Vehicles
o   Bikes
•   Trails – Cotton Belt Trail coming in 2027. Phase 2 (Addison to Plano) will bring major pedestrian connectivity.
•   Biking
o   Mellow Johnny’s or Addison Bike Mart (i.e., Bike Parking, Retail, Bike Repair, Social)
•   Walking / Running
o   Get a Luke’s Locker or Run On retail location.

Taxi (now)
•   Uber
•   Lyft
•   Alto

Taxi (coming soon)
•   Waymo service in Addison ~ Summer 2027.
•   Uber (AVRIDE) – in service now with a person in the driver's seat.
•   Tesla
•   DART GoLink
o   Description – on-demand service.
o   Availability – possible availability in Addison as early as April 2026.
o   Service territories
o   Cost
o   Do we want it relative to the cost?
•   Circulator
o   DART or other transportation provider?
o   Rough cost?
o   Do we want it relative to the cost?

Vehicular Food Delivery
•   Walmart
•   Amazon / Whole Foods
•   Kroger
•   Tom Thumb
•   Uber Eats
•   Door Dash

Electric Scooters
•   History in Addison - no providers have submitted permits to operate in Addison.
o   Bird
o   Lime
o   Razor
o   Ofo
o   Spin

Electronic Vehicle Take Off / Landing (EVTOL) coming ~ Summer 2029
•   Watch the end of the Transit Oriented Development coming to Addison video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0c-a08NnU8&list=PLFOm47ewB9Oxf4hEKAzGG2r7WXTAR-dHH
o   Joby
o   Archer Aviation

FISCAL IMPACT

N/A

RECOMMENDATION

Presented for information and discussion only.

Attachments

Presentation - Mobility Options in Addison

Answers to Council Questions - January 6, 2026