What's New

New Downtown Shuttle

May 1, 2008

The State of Iowa, City of Des Moines, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority and Downtown Community Alliance invite you to celebrate the launch of the new FREE Downtown Shuttle.

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New Bus Route

March 28, 2008

New bus route #12 to go from Merle Hay Mall to northwestern Urbandale business parks

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Fare Adjustment Alert

March 11, 2008

The DART Commission on March 25, 2008, approved the proposed Fare Adjustments. Read more here.

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MLK Park & Ride Shuttle Detour

March 6, 2008

Details of MLK P&R Shuttle Detour

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FREE Capitol Shuttle!

January 11, 2008

Catch a FREE ride to the Capitol!

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DART Announces Expansion to Sunday

October 12, 2007

The largest expansion of new bus service in the Greater Des Moines region in more than 30 years will take place on Sunday, October 14, 2007 as the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) begins its Sunday bus service. DART will provide Sunday Service on seven (7) regular routes from approximately 7:45 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. DART’s West Des Moines On Call and Bus Plus paratransit services will also be available during those times on Sundays beginning October 14. All passengers will ride for free on Sundays during the month of October.

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DART to Make Route and Schedule Changes

October 10, 2007

To improve service and efficiency throughout the transit system, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will be implementing route and schedule changes on Sunday, October 14, 2007.

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DART Bike & Ride Program a Rolling Success

October 1, 2007

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) introduced its Bike & Ride program to the community in 2005 and it has been racking up users ever since. The program has averaged over 1,300 uses a month since the bike racks were installed on DART's 100-bus fleet, and set a record for uses (3,302) during August of 2007.


To celebrate the success of the program and encourage new users to try the bike racks, DART is allowing all passengers who board with a bike to ride for FREE during the month of October.

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Downtown Plan Executive Summary

August 24, 2007

Attached is the Executive Summary of the Downtown Plan to be discussed at the August 29th DART Commission Meeting.

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DART Announces New Service to Ankeny

June 21, 2007

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will expand its regular-route bus service to the City of Ankeny, beginning Monday, June 25, 2007. The #71 Ankeny-Delaware Avenue Route, an extension of the #7 Walker route, will provide weekday service between Ankeny and Des Moines.

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Des Moines Area MPO Announces Project Awards.

June 19, 2007

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (DMAMPO) announced today that the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will be awarded Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Sections 5316-Job Access Reverse Commute and 5317-New Freedom funding for federal fiscal years 2006-2008. The funding will provide for the continuation of the #3 University Corridor & Night Services, expanded On Call services in West Des Moines and the implementation of a new Regional On Call Service that will serve a number of small suburban and rural communities in Polk County.

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La linea de informacion en español

March 24, 2003

MTA tiene una linea nueva de inforcaioń en español 283-8120...

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