How to Ride Training

DART staff provides small group training to help individuals learn to ride the bus in Greater Des Moines. Training will demonstrate how to plan a trip, read maps and schedules, recognize bus stops, pay fares, practice rider safety and more. How to Ride Training sessions are free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.

How to Ride Training sessions for 2024 are scheduled on the following dates:

February 12, 2024 10 - 11 a.m.
March 11, 2024 3 - 4 p.m.
April 10, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
May 14, 2024* 10 - 11 a.m. 
June 10, 2024 3 - 4 p.m.
July 11, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
August 13, 2024* 10 - 11 a.m.
September 11, 2024 3 - 4 p.m.
October 14, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
November 18, 2024** 10 - 11 a.m.
December 11, 2024* 3 - 4 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE: The How-to-Ride Training for December 11, 2024, has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

*Training has been cancelled.

** Rescheduled from Nov. 12, 2024

All trainings will be held in the Multimodal Room, on the second floor of DART Central Station (620 Cherry Street, Des Moines). 

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If you are with an organization, nonprofit, or housing agency and would like to request a How to Ride training at your location, please contact DART’s Community Mobility Coordinator Catlin Curry at ccurry@ridedart.com

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