Can we get a window seat? Dallas Area Rapid Transit is rolling into the new year with Dallas icon Erykah Badu.
The Grammy Award-winning neo-soul singer has partnered with DART on a set of Badu-inspired buses and trains. Three buses and two trains will be adorned with artwork and images of Badu and will be seen throughout North Texas from Feb. 24 until the end of the year.
鈥淐ollabing with DART has been fun 鈥� new for me and new for them,鈥� Badu said in a release. 鈥淚 love my hometown and riding DART is still cool.鈥�
Gordon Shattles, assistant vice president of external relations at DART, said Badu shared how she grew up in Dallas riding DART and still sees it as a real benefit for North Texas.
鈥淭he goal of this entire program is to be able to show off people who are in our neighborhoods,鈥� he said. Erykah Badu is a great example. She was born and grew up here in the Dallas area and has continued to give back to the communities she served and has been with for all these years.鈥�
The partnership is kicking off with a sweepstakes for Badu鈥檚 annual birthday bash, which features a lineup of surprise guests on Feb. 24. The event takes place every year at The Factory in Deep Ellum. Last year, the Deep Ellum Foundation awarded Badu with the 鈥淜ey to Deep Ellum鈥� during the sold-out show.
Four winners and their plus-ones will receive access to a VIP section and private entrance along with swag and a DART monthly pass. Fans can enter at DART.org/Badu or through 鈥淭he Beat鈥� KBFB-FM (97.9) or 鈥淢ajic 94.5鈥� (KZMJ-FM) until Feb. 10.
鈥淎s a Dallas native, Erykah Badu has inspired so many people. From her many awards and accolades to everything she鈥檚 given back to our communities, we鈥檙e honored to celebrate her many successes,鈥� DART鈥檚 president and CEO Nadine Lee said in the release.
DART riders can find the Badu-inspired buses and trains on the GoPass app.
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