Carpools / Vanpools: Vanpools
DART Rideshare assists commuters in organizing groups,
providing vans, and maintaining the vanpool.
This dependable means of getting to and from work is the
only way to commute for hundreds of area residents, and their
good fortune can be the same for you. Currently, there are
many vanpools serving many areas, and additional vanpools
are constantly being started.
 What
is Vanpooling?
Save
More than Just Money
Guaranteed
Ride Home
Everyone
into the Pool
Monthly
Fares
Here's
How
What is Vanpooling?
- Vanpooling is a carpool taken one step further. Five to
fifteen commuters ride together to and from work in a fully
equipped passenger van.
- Vanpool members live within a few miles of one another,
work in the same general area, and have similar work hours.
- Vanpool members meet at a central location, set their
route and time schedule, pay one low monthly fare, and travel
to and from work together.
Vanpooling offers a convenient, reliable, economical, and
less stressful alternative to driving alone to work. Ridesharers
help to reduce traffic delays and congestion, as well as help
keep the air clean and reduce pollution in the environment.
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Save More than Just Money
Commuters save thousands of dollars a year by vanpooling.
They cut their gasoline, insurance, parking, and maintenance
costs in more than half. But vanpooling offers more:
- Vanpooling also saves time by putting it back in the commuter's
day. Vanpoolers catch up on work, read the paper, chat,
sleep, or just relax during their commute.
- Vanpoolers also experience less stress and frustration
because they do not have to fight rush hour traffic, congestion,
construction, and delays by themselves.
Plus, with the environment being an important issue in the
world today, tons of hazardous emissions can be eliminated
by sharing rides to and from work. By vanpooling, commuters
play a direct role in cleaning the air we breathe.
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Guaranteed Ride Home
There's no worry about missing your ride home when you're
a vanpool Participate in a vanpool and have an emergency at
work, DART Rideshare will arrange
for alternative transportation home.
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Everyone into the Pool
Each vanpool can accommodate one volunteer driver and up
to 14 passengers. Each passenger pays one low monthly fare
based on van purchases, mileage, gasoline, and maintenance
expenses.
In exchange for driving the van, this commuter does not pay
a monthly fare and has personal use of the van. The driver
is responsible for maintaining the van and seeing that the
operation of the vanpool runs smoothly.
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Monthly Fares
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DART Rideshare - Monthly Vanpool
Passenger Fare Schedule |
|
Daily Round Trip Van Miles |
Minimum 4 Passengers*
|
5-6 Pass* |
7-8 Pass*
|
9-10 Pass*
|
11-14 Pass* |
|
1 - 30 Miles |
74 |
$74 |
$64 |
$74 |
$74 |
|
31 - 40 Miles |
85
|
$85 |
$79
|
$77
|
$74 |
|
41 - 50 Miles |
$98
|
$98 |
$92
|
$83 |
$75 |
|
51 - 60 Miles |
$116
|
$116 |
$104
|
$86
|
$78 |
|
61 - 70 Miles |
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|
$124 |
$109
|
$91 |
$79 |
|
71 - 80 Miles |
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|
$130 |
$114
|
$94
|
$82 |
|
81 - 90 Miles |
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|
$144 |
$117
|
$98
|
$83 |
|
91 - 100 Miles |
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|
$158 |
$122
|
$101
|
$89 |
|
101 - 110 Miles |
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|
$175 |
$135
|
$109 |
$97 |
|
111 - 120 Miles |
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|
$190 |
$146
|
$124
|
$102 |
|
121 - 130 Miles |
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|
$205 |
$156
|
$132
|
$108 |
|
131 - 140 Miles |
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|
$220 |
$168
|
$139
|
$116 |
|
141 - 150 Miles |
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|
$233 |
$178
|
$146
|
$123 |
|
*The van driver is excluded from this
passenger/van count. |
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Effective: April 1, 2008 |
RideShare Daily Rides
If you need a one-time ride, or an occasional ride in to,
or home from Des Moines, please give RideShare a call at
(515)288-RIDE. RideShare offers daily rides, on a space
available basis, at a rate of $25 per round-trip.
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Here's How
Getting into a vanpool is as simple as calling DART Rideshare. Give vanpooling a try, call and ask about a FREE
TRIAL RIDE coupon. If you choose to join a vanpool, you are
only obligated for three month's commitment at a time.
Fill out the ridematching
service registration or call us at 288-RIDE (7433).
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