Starting August 28, 2023, City of DeKalb Public Transit is announcing a new Dial-a-Ride service for the residents of Cortland and southeast DeKalb. This Dial-a-Ride service is designed to connect individuals who do not qualify for Paratransit services to the DeKalb Public Transportation Fixed Route system:
Service Open to all non-paratransit riders within the zone.
Service outside Dial-a-Ride area will transfer to fixed routes at:
DeKalb Walmart
Locust St. between 6th St. and 7th St. in DeKalb (by the train depot).
Cost is $1.00 within the Dial-a-Ride area.
Transfers to from Dial-a-Ride to Fixed Route do not require an additional fare.
Transfers from Fixed Route to Dial-A-Ride Service are 50 cents.
Dial-a-Ride Service Area:
The boundaries of the Dial-a-Ride Service Area are:
10th St. DeKalb between Lincoln Hwy. (Rt. 38) and Sycamore Rd. (Rt. 23)
Sycamore Rd. between north of 10th St. and Barber Green Rd.
Barber Green Rd. between Sycamore Rd. and Somonauk Rd.