Bus service in Greater Des Moines will undergo many significant changes in 2012, as outlined in the DART Forward 2035 Services Plan that was adopted by the DART Commission in September.

The maps below detail all of the proposed changes for 2012. If you have any questions or comments about the proposed changes, please email them to dart@ridedart.com. In addition, DART is holding nine public meetings in early February to gather public feedback on the proposals.

The changes will be implemented in phases:

June 2012 – service changes will be made to On Calls, Shuttles and Express routes

• Route 52 Valley West/Jordan Creek
• Route 91 Merle Hay Express
• Route 92 Hickman Express
• Route 93 NW 86th St. Express
• Route 94 Westown Express
• Route 95 Vista Express
• Route 96 E.P. True Express
• Route 98 Ankeny Express
• Route 99 Altoona
• D-Line Downtown Shuttle 
• Grimes/NW Johnston On Call
• Route 72 West Des Moines/Clive
• Route 73 Urbandale/Windsor Heights

November 2012– service changes will be made to local routes

• Route 1
• Route 3
• Route 4
• Route 5
• Route 6
• Route 7
• Route 8
• Route 11
• Route 13
• Route 14
• Route 15
• Route 16
• Route 17
• Route 60

System Route Map - Year 1 2012. 

February Public Meetings
Each meeting will include a presentation on the proposed service changes, as well as group and individual question-and-answer sessions with DART staff members.

This is an opportunity for the public to have an influence on the final design of the proposed new routes before they go into effect in June and November. Additional meetings will be held before the June and November services changes; however, these will be informational only, designed to help customers plan for the upcoming changes.

The public is invited to a series of nine public meetings in February to give their input on the significant services changes planned for Express routes, local routes, shuttles and On Call service in June and November of 2012, as laid out in the DART Forward 2035 Services Plan. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
•5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Northside Senior Center, Park Fair Mall, 100 East Euclid Avenue,
Suite 107, Des Moines
• 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Ankeny City Hall, 410 W. First St., Ankeny

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
• Noon – 1:30 p.m., Des Moines Central Library, 1000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
• 4 :30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Franklin Library, 5000 Franklin Ave., Des Moines

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
• 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th Street, Urbandale
• 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., West Des Moines Library, 4000 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
• Noon – 1:30 p.m., Des Moines Central Library, 1000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
• 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., East Side Library, 2559 Hubbell Ave., Des Moines
• 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Des Moines South Side Library, 1111 Porter Avenue, Des Moines
 

Services: Language and transportation services are available at meetings upon request.  For requests, please call DART Schedule Information at 515.281.8100.