Des Moines Public Schools transports around 10,000 students to and from school every day. It takes a highly organized operation to arrange transportation for all of these students, and we’ll talk to a few of the folks who help make that happen – Todd Liston, transportation manager for the district and Gunnar Olson from DART.

Transportation for our students to and from school must be safe, efficient and on time. As you can imagine, arranging for this is a huge undertaking and the district is fortunate to have the help of outside partners. Today we welcome one of those partners, DART, Des Moines’ public transit system to talk about this ongoing partnership. Learn about DART’s new program that is available to all students, and find out about how DART’s redesigned bus network will affect students and Des Moines as a whole.

Public Invited to Review Redesigned Bus Network Before Routes Are Finalized
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
• 5 p.m. — 6:30 p.m., Northside Senior Center, Park Fair Mall, 100 East Euclid Avenue, Suite 107, Des Moines
• 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m., Ankeny City Hall, 410 W. First St., Ankeny
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
• Noon — 1:30 p.m., Des Moines Central Library, 1000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
• 4 :30 p.m. — 6 p.m., Franklin Library, 5000 Franklin Ave., Des Moines
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2012
• 5 p.m. — 6:30 p.m., Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th Street, Urbandale
• 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m., West Des Moines Library, 4000 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
• Noon — 1:30 p.m., Des Moines Central Library, 1000 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
• 4:30 p.m. — 6 p.m., East Side Library, 2559 Hubbell Ave., Des Moines
• 6:30 p.m. — 8 p.m., Des Moines South Side Library, 1111 Porter Avenue, Des Moines

More information: www.ridedart.com