By Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon
To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) named 10 transit leaders trailblazing the transportation industry in their annual “Women Who Move the Nation” Awards. Among the list was Dallas Area Rapid Transit President & CEO Nadine Lee.
Lee and the nine other transportation leaders will be honored at the 15th annual COMTO awards ceremony on April 15 in Washington, D.C.
“It is an honor to represent DART and the North Texas community as I’m recognized alongside my peers in the transportation industry,” said Lee. “The role of transit is more than moving people from point a to point b. Transit represents access, freedom, and mobility for people and communities.”
“It is an honor to represent DART and the North Texas community as I’m recognized alongside my peers in the transportation industry.”
- Nadine Lee, DART President & CEO
Lee joined DART as President and CEO in 2021 from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) where she served as Chief of Staff.
In her time at DART, Lee has focused the Agency on the Point B initiative, a 10-year strategic approach to ensure DART is the first-in-mind mobility partner for North Texans. The first Point B Annual Report, published in 2025, shows significant progress toward Agency goals including opening the 26-mile Silver Line commuter rail, advancing $110 million in security and cleanliness contracts, and launching DART Transform, a $2.5 billion system-modernization program.
Lee and the other honorees will be featured on COMTO social media throughout the month of March. To learn more visit www.comto.org.
About DART
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) provides modern public transit services designed for fast, comfortable, and economical travel. The agency operates light rail, Trinity Railway Express, regional rail, bus routes, GoLink on-demand service, and paratransit, moving more than 171,000 passengers daily across a 700-square-mile, 13-city region including Addison, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Garland, Glenn Heights, Highland Park, Irving, Richardson, Rowlett, Plano, and University Park.