DART will offer free rides all day long on its Local Routes, Express Routes and On Call services. Free rides will be offered to and from polling locations on DART Paratransit for riders who reserve them.
The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Mobile Food Pantry is on-site at DART Central Station every Thursday and is accessible by transit at Merle Hay Mall on Tuesdays.
The 6th Avenue Corridor Urban Neighborhood Main Street Program and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation have selected
contemporary artist Sheena Rose for the 6th Avenue Corridor Bus Shelter public art project.
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is expanding its network of bus shelters and incorporating public art into their design with the help of a funding partnership with Bravo Greater Des Moines and a statewide call for artists issued by the Iowa Arts Council.
After May 3, 2021, DART will begin removing chains and signs blocking seats on all of its buses and inside the DART Central Station lobby to allow for more flexibility in social distancing.
