Service change: effective Sunday, June 2

DART is planning a minor change to its service which will go into effect on Sunday, June 2.

As part of this service change, DART will make updates to maps for four routes to accommodate moving a bus stop from Haymarket Mall to Merle Hay Mall. Riders should also be aware that DART will not provide school trips during Des Moines Public School District’s (DMPS) summer break. This change will only affect select trips on certain Local Routes.

DART will also make minor schedule changes to the following routes for this service change:

• Express Route 98 – Ankeny
• Flex Route 72 – West Des Moines/Clive
• D-Line Downtown Shuttle

Bus Stop Moving: Haymarket Mall to Merle Hay Mall

DART is planning to move the bus stop at Haymarket Mall, to the loading zone near the main entrance of Merle Hay Mall on June 2. This move will affect the following routes:

• Local Route 5 – Franklin Ave/Johnston
• Local Route 14 – Beaver Ave
• Local Route 16 – Douglas Ave
• Local Route 50 – Euclid/Douglas Crosstown

This move means that buses will no longer serve the stops at Haymarket Mall. Instead, buses will travel on frontage roads through the mall parking lot, to the sidewalks and bus loading zones near the east mall entrance.

Riders will be able to use several technology tools, including the MyDART app and Trip Planner, MyDART Text and Google Maps to plan trips to the new stop #2037. DART will update maps and schedules reflecting this change on ridedart.com on, or shortly after, June 2. However, printed maps and schedules reflecting this change will not be available to riders until DART’s next service change on August 18, 2019.

School trip changes

DART adds school service on certain Local Routes in the morning or afternoon during the school year. These trips transport DMPS students and staff to school and back. During summer break, DART removes service to these stops from our schedules.

In the Local Route 8 schedule shown, the orange time points indicate that buses only stop at that location while DMPS classes are in session. Therefore, until the next service change in August 2019, buses will not service the stops highlighted in orange.

Eight of DART’s Local Routes have school stops that buses will not service over the summer. These routes include:

• Local Route 1 – Fairgrounds
• Local Route 6 – Indianola Avenue
• Local Route 7 – SW 9^th Street
• Local Route 8 – Fleur Drive
• Local Route 13 – SE Park Avenue
• Local Route 14 – Beaver Avenue
• Local Route 15 – 6^th Avenue
• Local Route 16 – Douglas Avenue

You can locate these stops by clicking on the links above to view the schedule for each route. DART highlights the impacted school stops on schedules.

Minor Schedule Changes

DART is making minor adjustments to the schedules for three routes as part of the June service change. These changes are being made to improve the times a bus arrives at transfer points along its route, or to improve how often the bus runs on schedule for certain trips.

• Express Route 98 - Ankeny: DART is making adjustments to when buses leave downtown Des Moines on most morning trips. This change will improve how often buses leave Ankeny on time as they travel to the city of Des Moines between 6 and 8:30 a.m.
• Flex Route 72 - West Des Moines/Clive: DART is making minor adjustments on eastbound trips for route 72 to improve on-time performance, and arrival times for this route at transfer points.
• D-Line Downtown Shuttle: Hours for the D-Line shuttle continue to be extended on Saturdays through October 2019. The route runs from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturdays to fit the schedule for the Downtown Farmers’ Market.

Questions? Let us know!

Do you have a question about our June service change? Let us know by emailing DART Customer Service or by calling 515-283-8100.