Want to Ride DART? Get FREE Training!
The Central Iowa Center for Independent Living, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART), American Public Transit Association, and the Des Moines Public Library have joined forces to put together a FREE bus training event. This training will inform you on how to make effective use of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority's public transit system. You will learn about bus fares, transfers, bus schedules, as well as how to make the best use of public transit service and promote funding for public transit.
The training is FREE and open to the public! Training will be held at a variety of library locations; however all locations will hold training sessions from 1:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. The dates and locations are as follows:
North Side Library
3516 Fifth Avenue
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Forest Avenue Library
1326 Forest Avenue
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Central Library
1000 Grand Avenue
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Franklin Avenue Library
5000 Franklin Avenue
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
East Side Library
2559 Hubbell Avenue
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
South Side Library
1111 Porter Avenue
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
For more information about these training events, please contact Ms. Dee Howard, Independent Living Specialist with the Central Iowa Center for Independent Living, at 515-843-1742, extension 4 or ilspecialist@centraliowacil.com.
Hope to see you there!
Martha Hawkins Wins Third Quarter Trip!
Martha Hawkins, an employee of American Enterprise Group, Inc., was the winner of Rest Your Car's Third Quarter Trip Giveaway! Martha lives in Monroe and uses a vanpool to get to her job, which is located in Des Moines. Martha rested her car for a total of 720 miles in the month of September alone!
Click here to view all of September's Rest Your Car winners.
Downtown D-Line Continues to Attract Riders
Ridership on the new Downtown Shuttle continues to increase as the downtown residents, workers and visitors get more comfortable with the new system. The shuttle service connecting the Capitol Complex and Western Gateway launched May 5th and provides free rides for all employees, residents, and visitors in the downtown area. The shuttle’s route, to be called “D-Line”, is a loop running west on Grand Avenue from the State Capitol to Central Campus before turning around to come back east on Locust Street. In May, ridership averaged 500 people per day. In June they climbed to 630 per day and so far in July they have jumped to 705 riders.
The shuttle runs every 10 minutes, providing continuous and fully accessible service from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Shuttle stops with unique signs will be posted at each block along the route with the shuttle picking up or dropping off as needed.
Plans for a downtown shuttle have been in the works for several years. The City of Des Moines, State of Iowa, Downtown Community Alliance (DCA), and Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) joined together in late 2007 to secure the funding necessary to get the free shuttle on the road.
Court Avenue Cab Stand
Hailing a cab in downtown’s Court Avenue District just got a lot easier. From approximately 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, visitors will find an abundance of cabs at the cab stand located at the north corner of 3rd Street and Court Avenue. Simply hop in the backseat and you can be on your way. The cab stand, which was added to Court Avenue earlier this year, is part of Yellow Cab’s “Don’t Get Nabbed, Call Yellow Cab” promotion urging restaurant and bar patrons in the Court Avenue area to get home responsibly. Patrons looking for a cab ride home Sunday through Thursday can still call Yellow Cab 24 hours a day at 282-8111 to schedule a pick-up time and location.