Public Involvement Projects

March 2012

Busman’s holiday: Des Moines man is promoting public transit throughout the state

March 23, 2012

MASON CITY — Frank Strong of Des Moines is a man with a mission — and he’s hoping to take as many people as he can along for the ride. Read globegazette.com article

Traveling by motor coach? Look before you book with the new SaferBus mobile app

March 21, 2012

It is a great pleasure to announce that DOT is putting a terrific commercial bus safety tool in the hands of the people who can use it best: passengers. The SaferBus App delivers the latest bus safety information from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Safety Measurement System to your iPhone or iPad so... Read the U.S. Department of Transportation...

Ottumwa City Council to vote on permanent transit director

March 19, 2012

OTTUMWA, IA -- Ottumwa City Council will be voting to approve the appointment of Diane Gawronski to the permanent position of transit director. Read Heartlandconnection.com article

Rich Stone, Director of Marshalltown Municipal Transit, appointed to Iowa Commission on Aging

March 15, 2012

Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday morning announced dozens of appointments to various state boards and commissions. The appointees’ terms generally are set to begin on May 1, and are subject to... Read DesmoinesRegister.com article

10.4 billion trips taken on U.S. public transportation in 2011

March 13, 2012

According to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transportation in 2011, the second highest annual ridership since 1957. Only ridership in 2008, when gas rose to... Read the apta.com article

More drivers using public transit

March 13, 2012

DUBUQUE, Iowa - A new report from the American Public Transportation Association shows 10.4 billion Americans rode public transportation last year. That’s the second-highest total in more than 50 years. In Dubuque, the number of people using the city bus system leaped by... Read KCRG.com article

Future of Des Moines: Get on board rapid bus

March 7, 2012

DART plan would provide service for 'hop around' riders Imagine you’re on your way to a friend’s dinner party. Instead of driving to her downtown loft, you take the bus. You get off at The Cheese Shop on 42nd Street to pick up a sampling of cheeses. You hop back on the bus only to get off again at... Read...

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