<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">FYI, Helen<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Curry, Catlin" <CCurry@ridedart.com><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Celebrating the ADA and other DART Updates</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">July 29, 2024 at 3:05:44 PM CDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Curry, Catlin" <CCurry@ridedart.com><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">I wanted to take a moment to share a few updates with you all as we move into the month of August.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">As many of you might know, the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law 34 years ago this month and dramatically changed the lives of individuals with disabilities. The ADA revolutionized the public transit industry as it required agencies to move to more accessible vehicles and services. Please read more in this<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="x-msg://183/How%20DART%20Serves%20Central%20Iowans%20with%20Disabilities%20|%20DART%20-%20Des%20Moines%20Area%20Regional%20Transit%20Authority%20(ridedart.com)" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">blog post</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>about the work that DART does every day to honor the ADA and serve our riders. Our work to be accessible and inclusive to all of our riders is never over, but we can recognize how far we’ve come.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">A few other timely updates:<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">The Iowa State Fair is coming up August 8-18, and once again DART will provide three park and ride shuttles to the fairgrounds. Read more about this service and what’s different this year on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ridedart.com/news-archive/park-ride-iowa-state-fair" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">our website</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">Ride to Thrive Re-Enrollment: DART launched it’s Ride to Thrive program more than two years ago! Individuals enrolled in this program are issued ID cards that are good for two years, but can renew them if they continue to be eligible. Read more<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://ridedart.com/news-archive/ride-thrive-re-enrollment" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;">here</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions you might have!<br>Catlin</span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">It’s time for the Iowa State Fair and riding DART is the best way to get there!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">Check out our DART Park & Ride services at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 163, 0); letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"><a href="http://www.ridedart.com/fair" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134); text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(250, 163, 0);">ridedart.com/fair</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">Catlin Curry<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">[he/him]</span></i><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 163, 0);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(250, 163, 0); letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">|<b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">Community Mobility Coordinator</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">DART, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">620 Cherry Street, Des Moines, IA 50309<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">Direct: 515-246-2526<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; 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