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Douglas Area Rural Transit

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Douglas Area Rural Transit
ParentDouglas County[1]
Founded2001[2]
Headquarters1329 Waterloo Lane Gardnerville
LocaleCarson Valley[3]
Service areaRural Douglas County
Service type
Routes1 Fixed Route[4]
DestinationsMinden, Gardnerville, Gardnerville Ranchos
Annual ridership15,453 (2022)[5]
Websitehttps://communityservices.douglascountynv.gov/senior_services/transportation/dart_

Douglas Area Rural Transit is a public transportation operator in Douglas County. Douglas Area Rural Transit operates in the rural communities of Minden, Gardnerville and the Gardnerville Ranchos. It offers both dial-a-ride and fix route transit service known as DART Express[6]

History

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Douglas Area Rural Transit was incorporated in 2001 using Nevada's DOT public rural ride program[7] as a way to bridge the transit gap in Carson Valley and Stateline.[8] At launch, the system was averaging 40 passengers per day[9]

In 2007, Gardnerville residents were protesting the transit operator for causing traffic in residential streets near the senior center[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Transportation". www.douglascountynv.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ Munson, Jeff (19 December 2001). "Douglas to Carson bus route finalized, ridership increases". www.tahoedailytribune.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ https://visitcarsonvalley.org/business-directory/douglas-area-rural-transit/
  4. ^ "Dart Express Schedule" (PDF). Douglas County. Douglas Area Rural Transit. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Douglas Area Rural Transit 91064 2022". National Transit Database. Federal Transit Administration. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. ^ "DART". communityservices.douglascountynv.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Transit Programs | Nevada Department of Transportation". www.dot.nv.gov. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ^ Writer, Jeff Munson, Staff (28 February 2002). "Bus may expand to Stateline by summer". www.tahoedailytribune.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Munson, Jeff (19 December 2001). "Douglas to Carson bus route finalized, ridership increases". www.tahoedailytribune.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Bus traffic irks center neighbors". www.recordcourier.com. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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