Iowa State Fair parking is easy when you take a DART Park & Ride shuttle to the fair in 2025.
DART operates shuttle services from three Park & Ride locations during the Iowa State Fair. By riding Park & Ride shuttles, fair-goers enjoy their trips to the Iowa State Fairgrounds without worrying about traffic or paying for parking.
You can park for free in parking lots specified at each location, purchase a ticket, and then board buses headed to Gate 10 of the State Fairgrounds.
Please be aware that DART will no longer hold a special DART Commission meeting on Monday, May 19. The DART Commission is now scheduled to vote on the budget and priorities for designing a draft bus network – part of Reimagine DART – at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 3, at noon.
DART delayed this vote due to uncertainty surrounding a property tax bill introduced by the Iowa Legislature that would impact funding for DART. The Legislature adjourned Thursday morning without passing the property tax bill.
DART will end all services in the City of Grimes beginning June 2025, due to the city’s decision to withdraw from DART. DART will also add a trip on Route 93 and remove designated school trips on certain local routes while Des Moines Public Schools students are on summer break.
Below is a summary of the upcoming service change.
DART is a designated recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funding in the Des Moines/Central Iowa Urbanized Area and is responsible for administering grants and distributing funds.
Below is the 2025 Call for Projects for Sections 5310 funds. It will run from January 23, 2024 to February 20, 2024.
Many DART riders ask for shelters and benches at bus stops. Based on this feedback, DART is working to add shelters and benches at its busiest bus stops.
Des Moines
Altoona
Please see below for information on a public meeting between DART and representatives of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 441, scheduled for Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., in the Multimodal conference room at DART Central Station.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Elected leaders of DART’s member communities have issued a press release announcing a commitment to remain in DART and participate in the Reimagine DART process.
DART made several changes to bus service on Sunday, November 24, 2024. The changes included:
As of Nov. 4, 2024, a transportation company called UZURV is now operating in Central Iowa to provide some trips to DART’s existing Paratransit customers.
Ride Fixed Route services (Local & Express) all day on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Your vote matters, so make sure you cast your ballot! Here’s how:
If you are not already registered to vote, you may register in-person on Election Day. More information about eligibility and what documents are required for in-person registration can be found on the Secretary of State's website.