IA: DART Shuttle Service at Deer Ridge Apartment Complex Begins Feb. 27

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will begin to offer two bus trips a day each Tuesday and Thursday from the Deer Ridge Apartment Complex to Walmart in Windsor Heights on Tuesday, Feb. 27. DART often hears about the transit need for residents of the Deer Ridge Apartment complex, and other nearby housing and businesses.

This twice-weekly shuttle was approved by the DART Board of Commissioners as a temporary option and is being funded by DART, Polk County and Conlin Properties. DART staff will continue to work with the Deer Ridge Apartment Complex, as well as other community partners, to identify a long-term solution to serve this area.

The shuttle will pick riders up and drop them off from the Deer Ridge Apartment Complex on the north side of Creston Avenue, just south of building 6081. The stops near the Windsor Heights Walmart will be located at bus stop 2748 on the Frontage Road between Walmart and Burger King. This will give riders access to Walmart and surrounding businesses, as well as the ability to connect to the rest of DART’s transit network on Local Route 3. Schedule information is as follows:

The cost to ride this shuttle will be the same as the cost to ride DART’s other Local, Fixed Route services. Adults age 65 and older and children between the ages of 6 and 10 years old can ride the shuttle for $0.75. Children age 5 and younger ride free, and all others are charged a full adult fare of $1.75.