Department of Administrative Services
Press Release
For Immediate Release |
For More Information: |
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January 11, 2008 |
Laura Riordan, DAS -- 515-242-5038 or Brain Litchfield, DART -- 515-283-5007 |
Free Capitol Shuttle Resumes Services
Expanded route for downtown Des Moines coming soon
DES MOINES — A free shuttle service on the Capitol Complex will resume operations on Monday, January 14, 2008, coinciding with the start of the legislative session.
The shuttle, operated by Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART), will run continuously from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Last year’s pilot of the shuttle service ran January 29 – April 27. More than 7,700 rides were given during that time.
A DART Link trolley will be used for the Capitol shuttle again this year. The trolley is wheelchair- and handicap-accessible. It takes approximately 10 minutes for the trolley to drive one loop, so riders do not have long waits.
The shuttle will take people from the state’s parking ramp at East Grand and Pennsylvania Avenues and the State Historical Building, as well as four other stops on the Capitol Complex, to the west entrance of the Capitol.
The additional stops will be on the north side of the Capitol on Grand Avenue near the Workforce Development Building, on East 12th Street near the Lucas Building, and at the corner of East 12th Street and Walnut Avenue. Shuttle stops will be marked with special signage indicating that spot is a “Capitol Shuttle Stop.”
The cost of the Capitol shuttle is being paid for by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, with funding appropriated by the Iowa State Legislature. An informational flier and route map is available online at http://das.iowa.gov/shuttle.pdf.
The Capitol shuttle service beginning Monday will eventually be included in a larger shuttle route that will connect the east and west ends of downtown Des Moines and run Monday through Friday. The expanded shuttle service, developed through a partnership between DART, the City of Des Moines, the Downtown Community Alliance and the state Legislature, is hoped to begin in early February. More information on the expanded shuttle service will be made available soon.
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