General Public DART Service Begins October 7
Information released by Link Transit
Beginning Monday, October 7th, folks who live in the Chelan area will have a new public transportation service to get around town. Link Transit will begin operating a general public dial-a-ride (DART) service in Chelan and the surrounding area.
This service will operate from 9 AM to 6 PM Monday through Saturday, and is available to anyone who is traveling within the service boundary. This boundary is roughly from Pat and Mikes, through Chelan, east past WalMart to Willmorth Drive, and north to the Lake Chelan Golf Course area.
Rides are scheduled using a mobile app on your smartphone, are available the same day, and may be scheduled up to one week in advance. “This is a pilot project for us to determine if mobile scheduling of rides is something that will work in our area”, said Richard DeRock, Link Transit General Manager. “By utilizing the mobile app to schedule rides, it makes it possible to provide same-day trips, which require less advance planning for people to make use of the service.”
The fare is one dollar per ride, and can be paid when the ride is scheduled, or at the time they board the bus. No passes are accepted for this service.
For more information on the Chelan DART service, and to download the app, please visit www.linktransit.com/chelandart.
