Turn-by-turn descriptions of Draft Network

Route 1A

Route 1A will travel between DART Central Station and the Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona every half hour most of the day, seven days a week. The bus will travel also stop at the Walmart in Altoona.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel north on Sixth Avenue.
  • Turn right onto East University and travel east.
  • Turn left onto Hubbell Avenue and travel northeast.
  • Turn left onto East 29th and travel north.
  • Turn right onto East Euclid Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left onto Hubbell Avenue and travel northeast.
  • Turn right onto 8th Street Southwest and travel east.
  • Turn left onto 34th Avenue Southwest and travel north.
  • Turn left onto Adventureland Drive before ending at the Outlets of Des Moines.

Route 1A will return to DART Central Station using the same route.

Route 1B

Route 1B will travel between DART Central Station and the Walmart in Altoona every half hour most of the day, seven days a week. Unlike Route 1A, the 1B will not continue on to the Outlets of Des Moines, and will use different streets to reach Altoona, allowing DART to serve more of east Des Moines.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel north on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn right onto East University and travel east.
  • Turn left onto East 33rd Street and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Easton Boulevard and travel east.
  • Turn left onto East 42nd Street and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Hubbell Avenue and travel northeast.
  • Turn right onto 8th Street Southwest and travel east.
  • Turn left onto 34th Avenue Southwest and travel north, ending at the Walmart in Altoona.

Route 1B will return to DART Central Station using the same route.

Route 2

Route 2 will travel between DART Central Station and Polk County River Place in Des Moines every 15 minutes most of the day, seven days a week.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel north on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn left onto Grand Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn right onto 15th Street and travel north, continuing onto Crocker Street.
  • Turn right onto M.L.K. Junior Parkway and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Forest Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left onto 16th Street and travel north.
  • Turn left onto Hickman Road by Broadlawns Hospital and travel west.
  • Turn right onto M.L.K. Junior Parkway and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Euclid Avenue and travel east to Polk County River Place.
  • Turn right out of Polk County River Place onto Euclid Avenue and continue onto Douglas Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Euclid Avenue and travel south, reaching the V-A Hospital.
  • Turn right onto M.L.K. Junior Parkway and return to DART Central Station using the same route.

Route 3 and 3L

Route 3 will travel between DART Central Station and Valley West Mall, using University Avenue every 15 minutes, most of the day seven days a week. Every other bus will be called Route 3L and will continue past Valley West Mall to Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel north on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn left onto University Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left into the parking lot of Walmart in Windsor Heights.
  • Turn right onto Buffalo Road and travel west, continuing onto Westown Parkway.
  • Turn right onto Valley West Drive and travel north. At Valley West Mall, buses labeled Route 3 will return to DART Central Station using the same route. Buses labeled 3L will follow these directions:
  • Turn right onto University Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto 60th Street and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Vista Drive and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Jordan Creek Parkway and travel south.
  • Turn left onto E-P True Parkway and travel east.
  • Turn right onto 68th Street and travel south.
  • Turn left onto Mills Civic Parkway and travel east.
  • Turn right onto Stagecoach Road and stop at Walmart.
  • Turn right onto South 68th Street and travel north to Jordan Creek Town Center.

Route 3L will return to DART Central Station using the same route.

Route 4

Route 4 will operate in a two-way loop, connecting DART Central Station to many key destinations in Des Moines, Urbandale, Clive, Windsor Heights and West Des Moines. Buses will run in both directions every 30 minutes, most of the day seven days a week.

Going west out of DART Central Station, the bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel north on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn left onto High Street and travel west, continuing onto Ingersoll Avenue.
  • Turn left on Polk Boulevard and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Grand Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto 4th Street and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Vine Street and travel west.
  • Turn right onto 8th Street and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Buffalo Road and travel north into the parking lot of the Walmart in Windsor Heights.
  • Turn left onto University Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn right onto Northwest 86th Street and travel north.
  • Turn right into Douglas Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left onto Merle Hay Road and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Aurora Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn right onto Beaver Avenue and travel south.
  • Turn left onto Douglas Avenue and travel east, continuing onto Euclid Avenue.
  • Turn right onto East 14th Street and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Grand Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto 7th Street and travel south to return to DART Central Station.

Going east out of DART Central Station, the bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel north on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Locust Street and travel east.
  • Turn left onto 2nd Avenue and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Grand Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left onto East 14th Street and travel north.
  • Turn left onto Euclid Avenue and travel west, continuing onto Douglas Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Beaver Avenue and travel north.
  • Turn left onto Aurora Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Merle Hay Road and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Douglas Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Northwest 86th Street and travel south.
  • Turn left onto University Boulevard and travel east.
  • Turn right into Windsor Heights Walmart parking lot.
  • Turn left onto 8th Street and travel south.
  • Turn left onto Vine Street and travel east.
  • Turn left onto 4th Street and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Grand Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left onto Polk Boulevard and travel north.
  • Turn right onto Ingersoll Avenue and travel east, continuing onto High Street.
  • Turn right on 7th Street and travel south to DART Central Station.

Route 5

Route 5 will travel between DART Central Station and Johnston every half hour most of the day, seven days a week.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel North on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn left onto High Street and travel west, continuing onto Ingersoll Avenue.
  • Turn right onto 42nd Street and travel north.
  • Turn right onto University Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto 35th Street and travel north.
  • Turn left onto Hickman Road and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Beaver Avenue and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Franklin Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn right onto Merle Hay Road and travel north.
  • Turn left onto Northwest 70th Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Northglenn Drive to Johnston Public Library.

Route 5 continues back to DART Central Station along the same route.

Route 6

Route 6 will travel between DART Central Station and Southridge Mall every half hour most of the day, seven days a week.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station north on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Locust Street and travel east.
  • Turn left onto 2nd Avenue and travel north
  • Turn right onto Grand Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn right onto Southeast 6th Street and travel south.
  • Turn left onto Indianola Avenue and travel southeast.
  • Turn right onto Southeast 14th Street and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Watrous Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Southeast 5th Street and travel south.
  • Turn left onto McKinley Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn right onto Southeast 14th Street traveling south.
  • Turn right onto Amry Post Road traveling west.
  • Turn left into Southridge Mall.

Route 6 continues back to DART Central Station along the same route.

Route 7

Route 7 will travel between DART Central Station and Southridge Mall every half hour most of the day, seven days a week.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel south on 7th Street.
  • Turn left onto Tuttle Street and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Southwest 9th Street and travel south.
  • Turn left onto Porter Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn right onto South Union Street and travel south.
  • Turn right onto East Army Post Road and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Southwest 9th Street and travel south.
  • Turn left onto County Line Road and travel east.
  • Turn left onto Southeast 5th Street and travel north.
  • Turn right into Southridge Mall parking lot.

Route 7 continues back to DART Central Station along the same route.

Route 8

Route 8 will travel between DART Central Station and Indianola Avenue on the south side of Des Moines every hour most of the day, seven days a week.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel South on 7th Street.
  • Turn right onto Thomas Beck Road and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Fleur Drive and travel south.
  • Turn left onto Watrous Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left onto Southeast 5th Street and travel north.
  • Turn right onto East Park Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn right onto Indianola Road and travel southeast.
  • Turn left onto Evergreen Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left onto Southeast 22nd Street and travel north.
  • Turn left onto East Park Avenue and travel west.
  • Turn left onto Southeast 14th Street and travel south.
  • Turn right onto Indianola Road and travel northwest.

Route 8 continues back to DART Central Station along the same route.

Route 9 and 9L

Route 9 will travel between DART Central Station and Park Fair Mall, using 6th Avenue every half hour most of the day, seven days a week. Every other bus will be called.

Route 9L and will continue past Park Fair Mall to Ankeny, running a loop in Ankeny every hour on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The bus will follow these directions:

  • Leave DART Central Station and travel north on 6th Avenue.
  • Turn right on Euclid Avenue and travel east.
  • Turn left on 2nd Avenue and travel north.
  • Route 9 continues to DART Central Station by turning left on Madison, left on 6th Avenue, and traveling southbound to DART Central Station.
  • Route 9L traveling to Ankeny continues:
    • On Second Avenue traveling north
    • Turns right onto Southeast Oralabor Road traveling east.
    • Turns left onto DMACC Boulevard traveling north.
    • Turns left onto Southwest Campustown Court continuing onto Southwest District Drive.
    • Turns left onto Southwest Magazine Drive and travels west.
    • Turns right onto Southwest State Street and travels north.
    • Turns left onto Southwest 3rd Street and travels west.
    • Turns right onto Southwest Linden Street and travels north.
    • Turns right onto West First Street and travels east.
    • Turns right onto Southeast Delaware Avenue and travels south.
    • Turns right onto Southwest Oralabor Road and travels west.
    • Turns right onto DMACC Boulevard and ends in the DMACC Parking lot.

Route 9L will return to DART Central Station by turning left onto Oralabor Road and traveling the Ankeny loop counterclockwise back to 2nd Avenue following the same route but in reverse.