Media Relations Contact:
Morgan Lyons
Mark A. Ball

September 27, 2010

Increasing access to area shopping goal of new DART program

Local shopping for customers who may need extra help making the trip is getting easier thanks to Shopper Dropper, a pilot transit program being tested by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).

Starting October 1, DART picks up eligible customers from the pilot area from their front door on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and takes them to shops such as Wynnewood Village Shopping Center, the Walmart Supercenter on Cockrell Hill Road, south of I-30 and other retailers in the local area.

For $2.50 one-way or $5 all day, riders who meet at least one of four criteria can schedule a trip.

• Paratransit-eligible passengers with valid Paratransit photo ID
  
• Seniors (age 65 or older) with valid DART photo ID
  
• Non-paratransit certified persons with disabilities and a valid DART photo ID
  
• Medicare cardholders.
  

SERVICE REGIONS

Hours of Operation

Tuesdays and Wednesdays only, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesdays - Serving the Northern Shopping Sector
Wednesdays - Serving the Southern Shopping Sector
During hours of operation, service is available to any of the shopping destinations in the particular sector for that day.

Click here to download the DART Shopper Dropper brochure
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