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DART was founded in 1973 as the Des Moines Metropolitan Transit Authority, commonly known as the MTA. Formed by a partnership of the cities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, Clive, Windsor Heights, and Urbandale. The MTA eventually developed a 14-county carpool and vanpool system in addition to its bus system. [3]
State lawmakers did not advance a proposal to allow a higher hotel-motel tax for transit, a step this board supports, but have changed the law to allow only the city of Des Moines to put a 7.5% ...
Des Moines could see a 40% reduction in bus services if the City Council does not approve a new funding model for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority.
Concerns over the sustainability of Iowa's only regional transit system took center stage at the Des Moines City Council meeting Monday night.
Downtown Des Moines is served by the Des Moines metro's transportation authority, Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART). [7] DART has several routes serving downtown, including a state-of-the-art, LEED certified transit station known as DART Central Station which opened in November 2012 and is located at 620 Cherry Street on the southend of ...
Guthrie and Madison counties were added in 2003 after metropolitan areas were redefined. In 2005 the area was renamed the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area after a special census showed that West Des Moines had topped the 50,000 mark in population. [5] Jasper county was added in September 2018.
Six at-large Des Moines City Council candidates shared their views on homelessness, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority system and climate change on Monday during a forum ahead of the ...
Des Moines has seen intercity bus transit since at least the early 1920s, when a union bus terminal operated on Sixth Avenue. [2] In 1932, a new Union Bus Depot opened on Grand Avenue, while Burlington Bus Lines opened their own terminal in 1935 on Mulberry Street. The Burlington station was replaced in 1956 with a location on Locust Street. [3]