Want to take your sweetheart, significant other, spouse, friends or even just yourself out on the town for free this Valentine’s Day in the Des Moines area?
You can do so with the help of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority’s Date Night, this Friday, February 14.
Free rides will be offered on all local routes from 7 p.m. until the buses make their final stops at DART Central Station, around 11:40 p.m.
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“Leave the car behind, have a good time and leave the driving to DART,” Kristin Baer-Harding, the marketing director for DART, said. “The bus is more than a way to work—it’s about having fun, too.”
Participants can win prizes of posing photos of their groups, their dates or even their selfies on DART’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ridedart. Prices include a $25.00 Raccoon River Brewing Company gift certificate and tickets to the Metro Chamber Ensemble at the Des Moines Art Center. Complete contest details are online at www.ridedart.com.
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To plan your DART Date Night, use the MyDART Trip Planner at www.ridedart.com or search for transit directions on Google Maps or Bing Maps. For more information, please call Customer Service at 515-283-8100 or e-mail dart@ridedart.com.
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is the public transportation provider which serves Polk County. DART operates a family of transportation services which makes getting around the Greater Des Moines area easier and more convenient. For more information about DART services, schedules, route changes or directions to the nearest DART stop, visit the website at www.ridedart.com or call 515-283-8100. The MyDART Trip Planner BETA is now available at www.ridedart.com.