DART will offer free rides on Local, Express, On Demand and On Call services all day on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.
Many riders who rely on DART services for everyday essentials also rely on us to vote on Election Days. To help ensure all Polk County residents can make their voices heard, regular bus service will be provided at no cost on Election Day and Paratransit trips to and from polling locations.
Effective Wednesday, November 1, DART Paratransit's Bus Plus program is now offering a new Premium Service Zone, which extends the Bus Plus coverage area to include the full boundaries of each of DART's member communities. The Premium Service Zone trips are non-Medicaid only and cost a premium fare of $30 per trip. The Base Service Zone will remain as-is, at a cost of $3.50 per trip. Additionally, approved Bus Plus riders now have free access to ride on DART’s Fixed Route services.
Many DART riders ask for shelters and benches at bus stops. Based on this feedback, DART is working to add shelters and benches at its busiest bus stops.
Over five years, DART has added 25 new shelters at bus stops. There are now 53 shelters with plans to add more than 20 shelters in the next two years.
DART is partnering with participating public libraries to celebrate Library Card Sign up Week! Use your library card to ride FREE on DART’s Local and Express routes and On Call services September 17-23.
Just show your library card when you board any DART bus. Then settle in with a good book or enjoy DART's free WiFi to listen to an eAudiobook or read an eBook. Check out DART’s curated reading list!
Use the MyDART app trip planner to plan your route to work, shopping or to your local library.
DART has expanded transit options in several communities this June with the addition of two new DART On Demand zones, one in north Des Moines and one in West Des Moines, route map changes for Local Route 52 adding service onto University Avenue, as well as removing service along 60th and University Avenue on Local Route 72. These and other minor schedule changes went into effect as part of DART’s June service change which began on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
The end of January marks a major milestone for Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART). After 14 years of service, including 11 years as CEO, Elizabeth Presutti is leaving DART to join her husband who recently accepted a position at Collins Aerospace at their manufacturing facility in Monroe, North Carolina just outside of Charlotte.
Thank you to the riders who shared their feedback in response to major service changes anticipated to take place in West Des Moines and north Des Moines during summer 2023. Please look for additional information to be shared in spring 2023 prior to the service changes.
To learn more about the proposed changes, you may watch the video captured at one of DART’s public meetings or read about each change below:
DART will host two upcoming meetings on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, to share potential changes to our Bus Plus ADA Paratransit service. Both meetings will last approximately 90 minutes and will be held in the Multimodal Room on the second floor of DART Central Station (620 Cherry Street, Des Moines). Both meetings will contain the same information, so you are encouraged to choose one to attend. Attendees can join the meetings virtually by using the links below to access Zoom login information.
