IOWA CITY — A new Johnson County transportation option will offer $2 curb-to-curb service throughout the Iowa City metro area and northern parts of the county on most evenings for anyone looking for a ride to work or school. $2 rides to school, work offered most nights in Iowa City metro, northern parts of the county.
Trip Connect, a part of the nonprofit Horizons that has contracted with Johnson County to provide the service, is available from 5 p.m. to midnight on weekdays and Sundays.
Riders can book a ride in advance through the Trip Connect smartphone app or by calling (319) 363-1321 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays. Trip Connect plans to initially operate two vans, one of them wheelchair accessible.
The service, which began in December, is exclusively for rides to school, work or job training with the aim of offering service when other forms of public transit are not available.