Douglas Area Rural Transit

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Douglas Area Rural Transit
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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]
Website https://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]

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History

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]

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References

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