West Palm Beach's City Shuttle Now Runs North and South. Going East or West Is a Different Ride.

The southern end of the line is at South Olive Avenue and Acacia Road, a short walk from the Norton Museum of Art. From there, the city's new electric shuttle heads north on Rosemary Avenue past The Square and up Quadrille Boulevard past the courthouse. It then follows Dixie Highway through the teens and twenties streets and turns onto Northwood Road, ending at 24th Street and Spruce Avenue. A ride costs $1. You pay by tapping a card, phone, or smartwatch, and the bus does not take cash.

The service is called West Palm Move. The fixed route started September 8, and the app-booked on-demand rides followed on September 15. If you used the old blue RideWPB vans, the biggest change is the direction. The city's frequent, cheap route now runs north and south. East-west trips, including the one to the Tri-Rail station, have moved to a separate $2 product that you book on your phone.

The old route ran toward the train

RideWPB ran free downtown starting in 2023. The Palm Beach Post reported in May 2026 that it carried about 20,000 riders a month, citing city data. Its vans ran a 15-stop route from South Tamarind Avenue and the Tri-Rail station in the west to South Olive Avenue in the east. City spokesperson Kathleen Joy told the Post the pilot was set up to meet transportation needs while the city collected data on a long-term system. It ended May 31, 2026.

RideWPB had replaced the downtown trolley. The trolley started in September 2000, and its Yellow, Green, and Blue lines connected downtown with the Kravis Center and waterfront, the Tri-Rail station, and Northwood. The free trolley ended May 31, 2023. In practice, the city has used three different circulators in three years, and each one put its main route somewhere different.

The new published stop list has no Tri-Rail or Tamarind Avenue stop. Tri-Rail's own West Palm Beach station page now lists West Palm Move on-demand as a connection, along with Palm Tran routes 1, 2, 20, 31, 40, 41, 43, 44, and 60.

What each fare gets you

The city's September 4 release says buses come every 8 to 10 minutes. The current route page says every 10 minutes. According to the Post, the $1 fare is half of Palm Tran's.

Transfers between the two services are free, so a trip that uses both costs $2 total. If you take on-demand to the fixed route, show the driver your ride receipt in the app. If you go the other way, show the fixed-route driver your ride proposal.

On-demand is not just a feeder to the bus line. You enter a pickup and drop-off address anywhere in the zone, though the app may ask you to walk a short way to a virtual pickup point, especially downtown. While the fixed route is running, on-demand trips are capped at five miles in a straight line, and the app may suggest combining the two for longer trips. That combination is the system's design. In the city's August 2026 briefing, the fixed route gets priority and on-demand connects to it where possible.

Deputy City Administrator Armando Fana explained the city's goal to the Post this summer:

"We're trying to create a premium service so there's no excuses. Once people try it, we think they'll be pleasantly surprised."

The Post reported in May that the city budgeted $5 million for the first year and up to $8 million a year for the following four years. The money comes from developer contributions, mobility fees, the Community Redevelopment Agency, and parking fees.

The $1 route, stop by stop, with this fall's dates

Fixed-route stops are named by cross streets, not landmarks. Here is the route from south to north, with what's near each stop between now and Thanksgiving.

1. South Olive Avenue and Acacia Road. This stop serves the Norton Museum of Art, whose main entrance faces Dixie Highway. In April, city commissioners approved plans that let the Norton grow to as much as 233,000 square feet. That's a 75% increase, with more galleries, event space, an education center, and a garage adding 200 spaces.
2. South Rosemary Avenue at Okeechobee Boulevard and at Fern Street. These stops serve The Square and the Kravis Center at 701 Okeechobee Boulevard. WPTV reported that the Kravis fall schedule includes Dirty Dancing from October 28 to November 1 and Spamalot from November 10 to 15, plus the Kravis Center Block Party on October 17. Tickets for many newly announced shows go on sale October 9. On Saturdays, the route uses South Sapodilla Avenue instead of Rosemary. The Block Party falls on a Saturday.
3. Quadrille Boulevard at Datura Street, Evernia Street, the Courthouse, and Clematis Street. The Brightline station is at 501 Evernia Street, near the Quadrille and Evernia stop. The 32nd West Palm Beach GreenMarket reopened October 3 on the Great Lawn at 100 N. Clematis Street. It runs Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday buses start at 8 a.m., so service is already running when the market opens. The southbound stop at Quadrille and Clematis is the closest. In early November, the city's public art program, The Commons, opens "Feast for the Ears," with works at the Mandel Public Library, José Martí Park, and City Hall Plaza.
4. Dixie Highway from 8th Street to 21st Street. Stops include Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, 13th Street, and 19th Street. Southbound, there are also stops at Lilac Court and 11th Street.
5. Northwood Road at Dixie Highway and at Spruce Avenue, ending at 24th Street. Nights in Northwood Village is a quarterly event on Northwood Road from 6 to 9 p.m. on the fourth Friday, with more than 50 vendors selling art, fashion, handmade goods, and vintage finds, plus food and live entertainment. The next listed date is Friday, November 27. Weekday buses run until 9 p.m., the same time the event ends.

There's one current detour at the north end. Since September 28, the southbound stop at 24th Street and Dixie Highway has been closed indefinitely because of nearby construction. The nearest open stop is Northwood and Spruce, about a four-minute walk. A temporary southbound stop at 23rd Street and Dixie Highway is about a six-minute walk.

What changes next, and what has no date yet

The Post reported in August that the fixed route will be extended later and that a separate east-west route will eventually run along Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard. The city's briefing lays out a five-year plan that includes the east-west route and extends hours from 10 p.m. to midnight. The briefing doesn't give a calendar date for either. The Post's May article described the new system's hours as 6 a.m. to midnight. By August, the Post was citing a city brochure that said service would run until 10 p.m. in the first year, and the current site lists 10 p.m. as well. The site's map also notes that the network design is subject to change.

So for this season, the layout is simple. A north-south trip anywhere along Olive, Rosemary, Quadrille, Dixie, and Northwood Road costs $1 and runs on a published schedule. Most other trips east of I-95, including the ride to Tri-Rail, cost $2 through the app. You can download the West Palm Move app from the App Store or Google Play, and you can also book on-demand rides by phone at 561-264-0458.

How far a home is from the Dixie and Quadrille corridor now affects what everyday trips cost in time and money, and it will matter more if the Palm Beach Lakes route arrives. If you're weighing a move within West Palm Beach, or wondering how your home's location shows up in its value, Ryan Gritters can give you a free home valuation and a plain-English read on what your street has going for it.