Posted on March, 15 2022

Input needed on Express Route service reductions  

Thank you to the riders who completed our survey in February, providing feedback into when you needed DART’s Express Routes to run to best fit your schedule. DART used this feedback, along with recent ridership data and office hour information from local employers to create the draft schedules available below. We tried to reflect feedback we received from our riders in the proposed schedules in the following ways:

  • Maintain popular trip times
  • Shift trip times to better align with new working hours
  • Focused on spacing out trips to provide maximum flexibility rather than focusing a high-volume of trips during traditional peak rush-hour
  • Discontinued trips with very low ridership

Please take the time to review these proposed schedules, and then complete our survey to let us what you think. This feedback will help us finalize schedules, which we plan to share with the DART Commission this Spring. DART hopes to begin making changes to at least some of its Express Routes this summer.

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Proposed schedules

These schedules are preliminary for the purposes of public review and final schedules may vary. To view current schedules for your route, please click here and select your route from the list, or click on the route names below.

Express Route 92 - Hickman

Proposed schedule - Express Route 92 - Inbound
  Hickman & 156th Hickman & Clive Hotel Hickman & Patricia 72nd & Holcomb 63rd & University Keo & 12th Locust & 7th Locust & 4th 3rd & Grand
AM 6:14 6:21 6:25 6:29 6:34 6:41 6:44 6:45 - - - -
  6:45 6:54 6:58 7:02 7:08 7:15 7:19 7:20 - - - -
  7:35 7:44 7:48 7:53 7:59 8:07 8:11 8:12 - - - - 
PM 4:14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - 4:39
Proposed schedule - Express Route 92 - Outbound
  Locust & 7th Locust & 4th 3rd & Grand Keo & 12th 63rd & University 72nd & Holcomb Hickman & Patricia Hickman & Clive Hotel Hickman & 156th
AM 6:44 6:45 - - - - - - -  6:54 6:59 7:03 - - - - 7:12
PM - - - - - - - - 3:40 3:45 3:52 3:57 4:01 4:04 4:13
  - - - - - - - - 4:45 4:51 4:59 5:05 5:09 5:12 5:21^
  - - - - - - - - 5:37 5:42 5:49 5:54 5:58 6:01 6:10^
^ These buses travel to the garage via I-235, Keo and 9th, and will stop at downtown bus stops along 9th.

Express Route 93 - NW 86th

Proposed schedule - Express Route 93 - Inbound
  SE Little Beaver & SE 19th Grimes Walmart Crescent Chase NW 86th & NW 54th Gloria Dei & Aurora 86th & Aurora NW 86th & Hickman 22nd & Westown Ingersoll & 18th Locust & 4th 3rd & Grand
AM - - - - 5:35 5:43 5:45 5:52 - - - - 5:56 6:00 6:09 6:16 - - - -
  - - - - 6:20 6:28 6:30 6:37 - - - - 6:42 6:45 6:55 7:03 - - - -
  7:37 7:42/7:47 7:55 7:57 8:03 - - - - 8:09 8:12 8:22 8:30 - - - -
PM 1:54 1:59/2:08 2:15 2:17 - - - - 2:21 2:25 2:29 - - - - - - - - 2:39
  4:19 4:24/4:32 4:40 4:43 - - - - 4:47 4:52 4:56 - - - - - - - - 5:07
  5:32 5:38/5:39 5:47 5:49 - - - - 5:53 5:57 6:00^ - - - - - - - - - - - -
  6:00 6:05/6:07 6:15 6:17 - - - - 6:21 6:25 6:28^ - - - - - - - - - - - -
^ These buses travel to the garage via I-235, Keo and 9th, and will stop at downtown bus stops along the route.
Proposed schedule - Express Route 93 - Outbound
  3rd & Grand Ingersoll & 18th Locust & 4th 22nd & Westown NW 86th & Hickman 86th & Aurora NW 85th & NW 54th Crescent Chase SE Little Beaver & SE 19th Grimes Walmart
AM - - - - - - - - 7:03 7:13 7:17 7:22 7:27 7:29 7:37 7:42
PM 1:20 1:26 - - - - 1:35 1:38 1:42 1:46 1:48 1:54 1:59
  3:37 3:45 - - - - 3:56 4:00 4:05 4:10 4:12 4:19 4:24
  4:45 4:53 - - - - 5:06 5:10 5:16 5:22 5:24 5:32 5:38
  5:15 5:23 - - - - 5:36 5:40 5:46 5:51 5:53 6:00 6:05

Express Route 94 - Westown

Proposed schedule - Express Route 94 - Morning
  Ingersoll & 18th Locust & 4th Westown & 22nd Westown & 42nd Westown & 60th Wells Fargo
AM 6:30 6:38 6:50 6:55 7:00 7:07
  7:10 7:20 7:32 7:37 7:42 7:49^
^ These buses travel to the garage via I-235, Keo and 9th, and will stop at downtown bus stops along the route.
Proposed schedule - Express Route 94 - Afternoon
  Wells Fargo Westown & 60th Westown & 42nd Westown & 22nd 3rd & Grand Ingersoll & 18th
PM 4:07 4:15 4:20 4:26 4:37 4:43
  4:40 4:48 4:53 5:00 5:12 5:20

Express Route 95 - Vista

Proposed schedule - Express Route 95 - Morning
  Vista Dr & Jordan Creek Pkwy Vista Dr & 60th Woodland & 42nd Valley West Dr & Woodland Ingersoll & 18th Locust & 4th
AM 6:06 6:09 6:15 6:19 6:30 6:38
  7:20 7:24 7:31 7:36 7:48 7:56
Proposed schedule - Express Route 95 - Afternoon
  3rd & Grand Ingersoll & 18th Valley West Dr & Woodland Woodland & 42nd Vista Dr & 60th Vista Dr & Jordan Creek Pkwy
PM 4:37 4:43 4:57 5:00 5:06 5:08^
  5:10 5:16 5:30 5:33 5:39 5:41^
^ These buses travel to the garage via I-235 (EB), MLK, Ingersoll and 9th and will stop at downtown bus stops along 9th.

Express Route 96 - EP True

Proposed Schedule - Express Route 96 - Morning
  Jordan Creek Town Center EP True & 60th EP True & 50th EP True & 39th Grand & Normandy Plaza 11th & Ashworth 8th & Freeway (WDM) Ingersoll & 18th Locust & 4th
AM 5:55 5:58 6:01 6:03 6:07 6:11 6:13 6:22 6:29
  6:45 6:48 6:51 6:53 6:57 7:01 7:03 7:14 7:21
  7:02 7:05 7:08 7:10 7:14 7:18 7:20 7:32 7:39
Proposed schedule - Express Route 96 - Afternoon
  3rd & Grand Ingersoll & 18th 8th & Freeway (WDM) 11th & Ashworth Grand & Normandy Plaza EP True & 39th EP True & 50th EP True & 60th Jordan Creek Town Center
PM 3:42 3:49 4:00 4:02 4:06 4:10 4:12 4:15 4:20
  4:12 4:19 4:32 4:34 4:39 4:44 4:47 4:49 4:54^
  5:12 5:20 5:33 5:35 5:40 5:45 5:47 5:49 5:54^
^ These buses travel to the garage via I-235, Keo and 9th, and will stop at downtown bus stops along this route.

Express Route 98 - Ankeny

Proposed schedule - Express Route 98 - Inbound
  Ankeny DMACC Park & Ride (Lot L) Hawkeye Park & Ride Mercy North Park & Ride 3rd & Grand Locust & 7th Locust & 4th
AM 5:40 5:49 5:57 6:14 6:21 6:22
  6:20 6:29 6:37 6:54 7:01 7:03
  6:47 6:56 7:04 7:21 7:28 7:30
  7:00 7:09 7:17 7:34 7:41 7:43
  7:37 7:46 7:54 8:15 8:23 8:25
  8:47 8:56 9:04 9:23 9:30 9:32
  11:59 12:08 12:16 12:35 12:42 12:44
PM 1:24 - - - - - - - - 1:45 1:52 1:54
  2:42 - - - - - - - - 3:04+ - - - - - - - -
  4:45 - - - - - - - - 5:08/5:15 5:23 5:25
  5:18 - - - - - - - - 5:39^ - - - - - - - -
  6:02 - - - - - - - - 6:23^ - - - - - - - -
+ Last regular stop is Grand Ave/5th Ave (YMCA).
^ These buses travel to the garage via 3rd, Grand Ave and 9th. Last regular stop is Grand Ave/7th St.
Proposed schedule - Express Route 98 - Outbound
  3rd & Grand Locust & 7th Locust & 4th Mercy North Park & Ride Hawkeye Park & Ride DMACC Park & Ride (Lot L)
AM 6:14 6:21 6:22 - - - - - - - - 6:44
  6:54 7:01 7:04 - - - - - - - - 7:25
  8:15 8:23 8:25 - - - - - - - - 8:47
  11:20 11:28 11:30 - - - - - - - - 11:52
PM 12:35 12:42 12:44 1:02 1:06 1:17
  1:45 1:52 1:54 2:14 2:19 2:31
  3:40 3:48 3:50 4:11 4:16 4:27
  4:30 4:38 4:40 5:02 5:07 5:17
  5:15 5:23 5:25 5:46 5:51 6:01

Express Route 99 - Altoona

Proposed schedule - Express Route 99 - Inbound
  Adventureland Dr & Prairie Meadows Adventureland Dr & 14th NW 8th SW & Scenic View Altoona Walmart 3rd & Grand Locust & 7th Locust & 4th
AM 6:40 6:41 6:49 6:52 7:09 7:19 7:21
  7:05 7:06 7:15 7:18 7:35 7:45 7:47
PM 4:16 - - - - - - - - - - - - 4:36/4:43 4:53 4:54
  5:22 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5:39^ - - - - - - - -
^ These buses travel to the garage via 3rd, Grand Ave, and 9th. Last regular stop is Grand Ave/7th St.
Proposed schedule - Express Route 99 - Outbound
  3rd & Grand Ave Locust & 7th Locust & 4th Altoona Walmart 8th SW & Scenic View Adventureland Dr &14th NW Adventureland Dr & Prairie Meadows
AM 6:10 6:18 6:19 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6:40
PM 3:39 3:49 3:50 4:05 4:07 4:14 4:16
  4:43 4:53 4:54 5:10 5:13 5:20 5:22

Join us at a Virtual Open House

DART Planning Staff will share proposed schedules and answer Express Route rider questions in two virtual Open House meetings in March 2022. Riders are welcome to log in or leave the meetings at any point during the one hour that DART staff will be available. To request an interpreter for either event, please contact DART Customer service by calling 515-283-8100 and selecting option 0, or by emailing dart@ridedart.com by Monday, March 14, 2022.

  • Date: Monday, March 21
    Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
    Login information: Click here
     
  • Date: Thursday, March 24
    Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
    Login information: Click here

Planning for the Future of Transit 

DART used community input to create a new vision for the future of transit in central Iowa. As part of these efforts, DART analyzed its current service types and investigated changes that could be made to ensure resources are used efficiently while still serving the region effectively. As part of these efforts, Express Routes were reviewed to see if updates could be made to how these types of routes serve DART’s member communities. For more information on DART’s input and its plans for the future, visit ridedart.com/future

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