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Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART)

1100 Dart Way
Des Moines, IA 50309
United States
515.283.8100

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DART is the largest public transit agency in Iowa, serving 19 cities in and around Polk County to varying degrees. Those include Ankeny, Altoona, Alleman, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Johnston, Mitchellville, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, Windsor Heights, West Des Moines.

Press Releases

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Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority bus.
The major milestone for the Reimagine DART initiative will allow DART staff to present a draft network for public input in September and prepare to implement new routes and services...
June 5, 2025
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This partnership with UZURV will help DART better manage paratransit service requests and expand accessibility to riders.
This partnership will help DART to better manage paratransit service requests and expand accessibility to riders.
Oct. 16, 2024
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Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority launches 'Reimagine DART' initiative.
The agency's efforts will explore better transit options in response to changing travel patterns, regional expansion and new technologies.
Sept. 5, 2024
The one-time funding was awarded through the MPO’s Carbon Reduction Program and will allow DART to maintain service for two years and purchase buses.
April 24, 2024
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DART electric bus.
Kemin is investing in the new local route that will run twice daily by its Des Moines campus and will offer all its Des Moines-based employees free access to DART’s local, express...
Feb. 15, 2024
Public input opportunities are being offered as the Des Moines City Council considers whether to pass a franchise fee to fully fund DART services or make cuts to services.
Nov. 15, 2023
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Elizabeth Presutti
Presutti is credited with improving the agency by ‘balancing the needs of each member community.’
Nov. 3, 2022
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Brandon Smiley, COO, of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority.
At DART, Smiley will lead more than 200 employees in the Operations, Maintenance and Facilities departments, overseeing vital projects supporting the delivery of current and future...
Oct. 24, 2022
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The two new shelters feature designs commissioned by Drake University.
May 3, 2021
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DART is testing seven electric buses as part of a pilot project made possible thanks to a public-private partnership with MidAmerican Energy.
Dec. 9, 2020

Videos

Board DART Buses with a Bike and Ride Free During May
To celebrate National Bike Month in May, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has invited bicyclists to discover how easy — and quick — it is to Bike & Ride.
May 2, 2017

News

Brandon Lewis
Erin Hockman (left), Luis Montoya (middle) and Melissa Shaw (right).
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
May 8, 2026
Brandon Lewis
Joseph Dotseth (left) and Amanda Wanke (right).
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
March 13, 2026
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A DART bus moves down the street.
The redesign aims to speed up travel times, offer more weekend service and implement new complimenting microtransit zones in Des Moines.
Dec. 5, 2025

Articles

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority D Line bus.
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority D Line bus.
The community members, including the city of Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, as well as eight suburban communities, will work together to redesign the agency’s system.
Nov. 26, 2024
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Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority bus.
Both agencies recorded higher levels of ridership during Fiscal Year 2024 compared to Fiscal Year 2023.
Aug. 23, 2024
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Amanda Wanke has been named as the next CEO of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority.
Wanke’s selection to lead the Des Moines area transit agency follows a national search.
July 12, 2023
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DART unveiled the state of Iowa's first electric bus on Oct. 1.
The bus is one of seven that will be part of a pilot program made possible with a partnership with MidAmerican Energy.
Oct. 2, 2020
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Real-time digital passenger information displays and free-standing kiosks now seen at Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) in Florida along their First Coast Flyer routes.
Real-time benefits from real-time information.
June 6, 2017

Additional content from Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART)

Uber
Uber
DART is currently testing the new on-demand service that replaced the Flex Route 73.
Nov. 6, 2019
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Gilliam, Frederick
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has named Frederick Gilliam as its new chief operating officer. In his new role, Gilliam leads the operations, safety and...
July 26, 2019
Transit access for many Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority riders will improve as DART implements changes to its system beginning Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018.
Aug. 15, 2018
On Thursday, March 1, from 4-6 p.m., the DMARC Mobile Food Pantry was in service for the first time at DART Central Station, 620 Cherry Street in Des Moines.
March 2, 2018
DART often hears about the transit need for residents of the Deer Ridge Apartment complex, and other nearby housing and businesses.
Feb. 23, 2018
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will extend service on the Route 4 further north in Des Moines, including access to Dee Zee Manufacturing’s main plant on NE 58th...
Jan. 24, 2018
Bus riders on all Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority routes can now access free Wi-Fi to check email, read the news or browse social media while they ride around Greater...
Jan. 3, 2018
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has announced it will offer free rides to veterans in observance of Veterans Day.
Nov. 9, 2017
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Mobile Payments for All Size Agencies Developed by Bytemark, the MyDART app lets Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority riders use their smartphones to pay for their bus fare. By using the MyDART app, these riders no longer have to keep track of a printed pass and can save time by purchasing bus passes anywhere, anytime on their smartphone. When DART installs new fareboxes in summer 2018, riders will be able to scan the MyDART app at the farebox instead of showing activated passes to the bus operator. In the future, a trip planner and real-time bus arrival information will be available in the MyDART app. MassTransitmag.com/12375598
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority riders can now use their smartphones to pay for their bus fare by downloading the MyDART app.
Oct. 20, 2017
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has announced it will donate three retired RideShare vans to nonprofit organizations, community groups or government agencies within...
Oct. 19, 2017
All 19 member governments of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority have approved the 28E agreement that will put a new governance structure into place for the DART Commission...
Aug. 15, 2017
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DART Bicycle Collective.
The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority and the Des Moines Bicycle Collective recently opened four mobility hubs in the city of Des Moines.
Aug. 14, 2017