This fall, with the introduction of the MyDART Tools, we’ve made riding the bus a piece of cake. The icing on the cake: free rides on all DART Local, Express, Flex and On Call services during Try Transit Week Oct. 5-11, 2014.
The public is invited to attend one of three public meetings and/or take a survey to provide feedback on proposed station locations and designs for a Bus Rapid Transit line being planned in Des Moines.
Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, can be described as rail-like service delivered with rubber-wheeled vehicles. Several features differentiate a BRT line from a regular local bus route, including faster travel, stations instead of stops and real-time departure signs.
Total ridership on Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority services reached 4.7 million rides in the last fiscal year (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014), an increase of more than 5 percent over the same previous period.
DART is excited to launch the new Flex Route 74 – NW Urbandale, which will operate between Valley West Mall, Mercer/Marsh and the business parks in northwest Urbandale starting Monday, Aug. 18, 2014.
Park your car at one of three locations -- State Capitol, Center Street Park & Ride or Southeast Polk School – and ride DART to and from the Iowa State Fair August 7-17.
