Douglas Area Rural Transit

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]

Douglas Area Rural Transit

Parent	Douglas County[1]
Founded	2001[2]
Headquarters	1329 Waterloo Lane Gardnerville
Locale	Carson Valley[3]
Service area	Rural Douglas County
Service type	Bus Paratransit
Routes	1 Fixed Route[4]
Destinations	Minden, Gardnerville, Gardnerville Ranchos
Annual ridership	15,453 (2022)[5]
Website	https://communityservices.douglascountynv.gov/senior_services/transportation/dart_

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]