Review DART’s proposed new transit system

Below is a message from Elizabeth Presutti, DART General Manager


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DART is on the verge of great change – a complete redesign of the transit system in Greater Des Moines.


We hope you will take the time to review the proposed improvements, detailed in the DART Forward 2035 Recommendations, at one of nine public meetings this month. A schedule is below.

We heard from many of you at public meetings and in an online survey this spring, when you gave us your input on what you thought public transit needed to be over the next 25 years. Three investment strategies stood out: You want DART to serve more places, you want quicker travel times, and you want more frequent service.

We kept this in mind in drafting the DART Forward 2035 Recommendations. Now, we want to know what you think of the proposed new transit system. In addition, we’ve identified five transit corridors for possible enhanced transit service. We’d like your feedback on those, as well.

Please join us at one of the upcoming public meetings. Language and transportation services are available upon request by calling DART Schedule Information at 515-283-8100.

If you are unable to attend one of the public meetings, please send us your comments by email (dartforward2035@ridedart.com), fax (515-283-8135) or mail (DART, Attn: DART Forward 2035, 1100 DART Way, Des Moines, IA 50309).

More details about the DART Forward 2035 Recommendations will be available online at www.ridedart.com/dart-forward-2035.cfm starting Monday, July 18th.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you at the meetings.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Presutti
DART General Manager

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JULY PUBLIC MEETINGS – DART Forward 2035

MONDAY, JULY 18

• 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., East Side Library, 2559 Hubbell Avenue, Des Moines
• 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Kirkendall Public Library, 1210 NW Prairie Ridge Drive, Ankeny

TUESDAY, JULY 19

• 3 p.m. – 5 p.m., Des Moines Central Library, 1000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
• 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Des Moines South Side Library, 1111 Porter Avenue, Des Moines

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

• 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Northside Senior Center, Park Fair Mall, 100 East Euclid Avenue, Suite 107, Des Moines
• 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Merle Hay Mall, 3850 Merle Hay Road, Northside Meeting Room, Des Moines

THURSDAY, JULY 21

• 11:30 p.m. – 1 p.m., Des Moines Central Library, 1000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
• 5 p.m. – 6 :30 p.m., West Des Moines Community Center, South Dining Room, 217 5th Street, West Des Moines
• 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th Street, Urbandale