Demand and Response Transit (DART)

(724) 375-2895 or 1-800-262-0343

Demand and Response Transit (DART) service is a door-to-door, advanced reservation, shared ride system of the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA). It is operated in both urban and rural areas of Beaver County. Service is available to persons who do not live within 3/4 mile of regular BCTA fixed route buses, and to persons with specialized transportation needs.

When riding DART, there is no restriction on trip purpose, and no type of trip is given priority over another in the scheduling process.

The daily routes and schedules of service vary each day in response to the demand expressed for service to and from certain points.  All trips are scheduled by advanced reservation only.

Days of ServiceHours
 Monday & Friday 6:00 am to 5:30 pm
 Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 6:00 am to 9:30 pm
 Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

ALL RURAL Areas: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Evening service Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30pm to 9:30pm is limited based on productivity and available resources.

Service is not provided on Sundays, nor is it available on the following holidays:

  • New Year’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day (July 4th)
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

County-Wide Service Area

DART provides transportation for the general public, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and others with specialized transportation needs to and from any point in Beaver County that cannot be reached by using regular fixed route buses.  Connections to BCTA fixed routes can also be made upon request.

Urban portions of Beaver County are served Monday through Saturday, while trips to and from rural portions of Beaver County can be made Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

DART Fares

Patron Category – Client Payment per TripIn County
General Public$12.25
Beaver County Office on Aging$1.25
General Public Reduced Fare$5.00
Human Services Development FundNo Charge
Medical Assistance Transportation ProgramNo Charge
As of July 1, 2019

Accessibility

All DART vehicles are accessible to persons with disabilities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public transit agencies to provide accessible bus service to persons with disabilities within our designated service area. If you are an individual with a disability, additional information regarding ADA is available through DART.

For more information, please see the ADA section of the website.

Advance Reservations Required

All DART trips must be scheduled by 1:00 PM the working day before your trip. Trip reservations, however, will be scheduled up to one week in advance. We encourage you to schedule your trip as soon as possible to be sure that we can accommodate you. Reservations are accepted in the DART office Monday through Friday. Trips for Saturday or Monday should be scheduled the Friday before the trip by 1:00 PM.

Trip reservations will be accepted in the DART office between the hours of 8:00am and 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. When you call the DART office, please inform the scheduler where your trip will begin and end (using exact addresses if possible), when you need to travel, if you need a return trip and/or additional trip that day, and if you need special assistance in boarding or de-boarding the vehicle.

When you schedule a reservation, a pick-up time will be reserved and given to you. Once you are scheduled, the driver will seek to make the actual pick-up within 15 minutes before or after the arranged time. In the case of medical appointments and trips to work, every effort will be made to meet your appointment time or the start of your work shift.

Cancellations and No Shows

If you determine that you do not need transportation that has already been scheduled with the DART office, you must call and cancel the trip.

To cancel a scheduled trip you must contact the DART office by 1:00 PM the working day before your scheduled trip. Failure to properly cancel a trip will result in a “no show.” Excessive “no shows” can result in suspension from the DART program.

A “no show” is defined as a scheduled trip in which the passenger decides not to use the service, is not at the pick-up site, and/or has not called the DART office by 1:00 PM the working day before the appointment to cancel the trip. To properly cancel a trip, you are to call the DART office. All passengers who are assessed a “no show” for a trip will automatically be canceled for all other scheduled trips for that day.

Be Ready

You should be visible to the driver when the vehicle arrives at your pick up location.

If you are not visible, the driver will blow the horn upon arrival at the pick-up site.

The driver is not required to wait longer than 2 minutes after arrival, but special needs will be considered.

Should a DART passenger be assessed a “no show,” the following actions will be taken. If a person is a “no show” three times, riding privileges will be suspended until full payment is made for the three “no show” trips. The current cost is $15.00 per trip for a total of $45.00.

Contacting DART

For all trip reservations, questions, or concerns related to the DART system, please call one of the following numbers:

(724) 375-2895 or 1-800-262-0343

Once connected to the DART hotline, you will be asked to select from the following list of options:

  • Press 1 to make a DART trip reservation
  • Press 2 to cancel a scheduled DART trip
  • Press 3 to verify a pick-up time for a scheduled DART trip
  • Press 4 for general DART Questions or to respond to a “no-show” letter you’ve received

If you do not have a touch-tone telephone, you may remain on the line and a member of the DART Communications Center staff will assist you.

The DART Communications Center staff is generally available to provide phone assistance Monday through Friday, from 7:00am until 5:00pm. However, trip reservations are only accepted Monday through Friday, from 8:00am until 3:00pm.

Call volume within the DART Communications Center can be heavy at times. We ask that you please be patient, as your call will be answered in the order it was received.

Complaints, Comments, and Commendations

Whether we’re doing an exceptional job, or need to improve something, BCTA wants to know about it! If you would like to lodge a complaint, comment on our services, or commend a BCTA employee for a job well done, please call:

(724) 728-8600

or send us an email message at: bcta@bcta.com

BCTA strives to investigate all complaints within two business days. All comments and commendations are forwarded to the appropriate staff member for further action as required.