<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div class="x-apple-outlook-blockquote"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Becky Young, President<br>National Federation of the Blind of Iowa, Des Moines chapter <br>Phone: <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">515-553-9270</span><br><a href="mailto:byoung@nfbi.org">Email</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><font color="#ffffff"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.nfbi.org/"><i>Website</i></a><i> <br>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></i></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The National Federation of the Blind of Iowa is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation\u2019s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </o:p></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Curry, Catlin" <CCurry@ridedart.com><br><b>Date:</b> 1 June 2026 at 11:33:10\u202fam GMT-5<br><b>To:</b> "Curry, Catlin" <CCurry@ridedart.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>June DART Updates - website and Fare Free June 14-30</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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Happy June! We are officially less than two weeks away from the launch of our new bus network. I wanted to share a few updates that I thought might be relevant for everyone. As a reminder, our
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new bus network</a> launches with all new routes and updated service hours effective Sunday, June 14. </div>
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<b>Ride Free June 14-30:</b> </div>
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In an effort to assist our riders in adjusting to the route changes, we will be going fare free from June 14 through June 30*. If your organization or riders regularly buy monthly passes, we are encouraging folks to plan on purchasing two weekly passes as that
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<i>*Please note: Paratransit and DART on Demand will not be fare free during this time, as we are not making changes to how those services operate. </i></div>
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<b>Updated DART Website: </b></div>
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Last Friday, May 29, DART launched a <a href="https://www.ridedart.com/" title="https://www.ridedart.com/">
new website</a> that features enhanced accessibility and more mobile friendly. We're also making some enhancements on how we do service or detour alerts. The URL remains the same, but you might see some changes to individual page structures. If you run into
any issues with the new website, please reach out with specifics so we can work to get them addressed. </div>
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As always, let me know if you have any questions!</div>
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Talk soon,</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">DART, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">620 Cherry Street, Des Moines, IA 50309</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">Direct: 515-246-2526
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</b></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">Cell: 515-204-7419</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3pt; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(80, 7, 120);">
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