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The Delaware Transit Corporation, operating as DART First State, is the only public transportation system that operates throughout the U.S. state of Delaware.DART First State provides local and inter-county bus service throughout the state and also funds commuter rail service along SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line serving the northern part of the state.
The Lewes Transit Center is located southwest of the city of Lewes in Sussex County, Delaware.The transit center is located along the south side of U.S. Route 9/Delaware Route 1 (Coastal Highway) a short distance east of the Five Points intersection, with access from the southbound lanes.
The Dover Transit Center is a park and ride lot and bus terminal located in the city of Dover in Kent County, Delaware.The transit center serves DART First State buses, with service provided by eight local bus routes serving Dover and Kent County and four inter-county bus routes that provide service to Wilmington, Newark, Georgetown, and Lewes.
There are also two inter-county bus routes that stop at Christiana Mall Park & Ride along their routes between Wilmington and points in southern Delaware. [1] The Route 301 bus provides service from the Christiana Mall to Dover while the Route 305 "Beach Connection" bus provides seasonal weekend and holiday service in the summer months to Lewes.
Intermediate public transport (IPT), also known as paratransit, encompasses a range of hired road vehicles that offer flexible passenger transportation services.Unlike traditional public transit, IPT does not operate on a fixed schedule and may vary in its adherence to set routes.
The Newark Transit Hub is located in the eastern part of the city of Newark in northern New Castle County, Delaware a short distance east the downtown area and the University of Delaware campus. The bus terminal is situated north of East Delaware Avenue, which carries eastbound Delaware Route 273 , and south of East Main Street, which carries ...
The department's responsibilities include maintaining 89 percent of the state's public roadways (the Delaware State Route System) totaling 13,507 lane miles, snow removal, overseeing the "Adopt-A-Highway" program, overseeing E-ZPass Delaware, the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and the Delaware Transit Corporation (known as DART First State). [2]
The cost of providing paratransit service is considerably higher than traditional fixed-route bus service, with Maryland's Mobility service reporting per-passenger costs of over $40 per trip in 2010. [29] Paratransit ridership growth of more than 10% per year was reported in the District of Columbia metropolitan area for 2006 through 2009.