[6] DART began a pilot electric bus program in October 2020, starting with seven Proterra Catalyst buses on route 60 (Ingersoll/University).

The pilot program was funded by a grant from the Federal Transit Administration, with a local match from MidAmerican Energy.

[8] The network was redesigned in 2012 to utilize the new DART Central Station, which most local and express routes terminate at or pass through.

[9] DART also has On Call routes that operate within specific zones in the Greater Des Moines area.

The site was selected in part due to proximity of the historic Rock Island Railroad depot, which is hoped to have passenger rail service in the future.

[10] Watrous Avenue - SE 5th Street - Army Post Road - Southridge Mall (shuttle to McCombs Middle School) SE 14th Street - Army Post Road - Southridge Mall (shuttle to McCombs Middle School) Flex Connect is a new on-demand service DART is testing that connects riders in the Flex Connect zone to DART buses.

Per capita statistics are based on the Des Moines urbanized area as reported in NTD data.