Todd Plesko brings more than three decades of experience in 

transportation planning and development to his position directing

a broad range of program development functions for DART. 

He is also responsible for the Planning and Development Department 

which includes the direction of two Divisions: Service Planning and 

Scheduling, and Mobility Programs Development.

Specific functions of the department include:

• Planning and development 
• Bus/rail service monitoring, planning and scheduling 
• Planning and preliminary design for bus and HOV facilities 
• Special Event planning 
• Engineering and operation of the HOV system in cooperation  with the Texas Department of Transportation 
• Intelligent Transportation Systems

Special event planning and implementation experience includes the following:

• 1980   Syracuse (NY) Carrier Dome Transportation System
• 1981   US Olympic Sport Festival in Syracuse New York Transportation System
• 1986 – 89  VP Fair (4th of July) Transportation System
• 2001 – 2008 St.Louis Metro (Bi-State) Special Event Transportation for Professional Sports &  VP Fair
• 2009 - 12 Texas State Fair and TX-OU Football Transportation System
• 2010  NBA All Star Game Transportation for DART in Dallas
• 2011  NFL Super Bowl Regional Transportation Special Event Planning for DART

Experience

VP, Planning and Development, DART, Dallas Texas:  2009 through present
Chief, Planning and System Development, Metro, St. Louis, Missouri: 2001-2009
Director of Operations, Agency for Community Transit, Madison County, Illinois: 1989-2001
Director, Planning and Scheduling, Metro, St. Louis, Missouri: 1986-1989
Director of Service Development, CNYRTA, Syracuse, New York: 1976-1986
Planner, Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council: 1975-1976


Education
National Urban Mass Transit Seminar, Northwestern University
Master of Regional Planning; Syracuse University; Maxwell School of Public Administration. Emphasis in quantitative methods.
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana)