West Palm Move Already Stops at Most of November's Calendar. Its Last Bus Leaves at 9.

"No one here (in downtown) wants to go north too much because there's not much going on." A downtown resident said that to Stet News in October about the city's new West Palm Move bus, a 2.6-mile line that runs along Dixie Highway between Northwood Village and the Norton Museum of Art.

The November calendar disagrees. Between now and Thanksgiving weekend, the route stops within reach of a weekly concert series, two late Fridays at the Norton, the Saturday GreenMarket and a quarterly street night on Northwood Road. The route reaches nearly everything on the calendar. The schedule falls short only at the end of the night, and that gap has a $2 fix.

Fifty riders a day, measured against twenty thousand a month

The baseline explains why the buses have looked quiet. Before RideWPB ended on May 31, 2026, it carried close to 20,000 riders a month, according to the Palm Beach Post. Then came a three-month break with no service over the summer. West Palm Move's fixed route started on Sept. 8, and city records reported by the Palm Beach Post showed about 50 passengers a day over its first three days.

Riders who had relied on the old service needed time to find the new one. In October, Stet News reported that a city commissioner had seen mostly empty buses on Dixie Highway and was told the first weeks were a "soft launch," meant "to identify issues before launching the service and communicating more broadly." According to that report, a "hard launch" is planned for November, with no date set. City Commissioner Joe Peduzzi described the transition as having "growing pains."

The service is permanent, and it is paid for by more than fares. The city's launch announcement lists developer contributions, mobility fees, the Community Redevelopment Agency and parking fees as its funding sources. Stet reported a five-year contract worth about $36 million, with yearly costs rising from nearly $5 million in the first year to nearly $8 million in the fifth. The empty seats during the soft launch say little about how useful the line can be. The places the line stops say much more.

What the route actually touches

The official route page lists the stops. At the south end, the bus starts on S Olive Avenue at Acacia Road and Vallowe Court, by the Norton. It runs through downtown on S Rosemary Avenue and Quadrille Boulevard, with stops at Datura Street, the Courthouse, 4th Street, Clematis and Evernia. Then it heads up Dixie Highway with stops at 8th, 10th, Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, 13th, 19th and 21st streets. It ends in Northwood Village, at Northwood Road and Spruce Avenue and at 24th Street.

Here is how the November events line up with the stops:

There is something on the calendar every week of the month, and the bus can reach all of it. The schedule decides which of these trips can be made in both directions.

Thursdays and Saturdays fit inside the timetable

The fixed route runs from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. A ride costs $1, paid by tapping a card, phone or smartwatch when you board.

Clematis by Night runs from 6 to 9 p.m., so it ends at the same time as the last fixed-route run. The lineup is Cover to Cover on Nov. 5, Terry Hanck on Nov. 12, and Big Al & the Heavyweights on Nov. 19. The city's listing marks Nov. 26 as "NO CONCERT~Happy Thanksgiving!"

Saturday is the easiest day for the route. The GreenMarket began its 32nd season on Oct. 3 at the Great Lawn and added five new vendors this year. At the south end of the line, the Norton lets West Palm Beach residents in free every Saturday. Current exhibitions include Art and Independence: America at 250 through Dec. 6, 2026, Ralph Coburn: Land, Sea, Sky through Jan. 3, 2027, Chang Dai-chien: A Master of Modern Chinese Painting through Jan. 30, 2027, and Visible Fictions: Photography and Artifice through Feb. 21, 2027. On Saturdays, a morning at the market and an afternoon at the museum cost $2 in fares.

On Saturdays, the downtown part of the route changes. Northbound buses stop at S Sapodilla Avenue at Okeechobee Boulevard and at Fern Street instead of the Rosemary Avenue stops. Southbound buses use Sapodilla at Fern and at Dreyfoos. If you usually board at Rosemary on a weekday, your Saturday stop is a block or two west.

Fridays at the Norton outlast the bus

Art After Dark runs until 10 p.m., an hour after the last fixed-route run. On Nov. 6, the Norton pairs Jazz Friday with the Subtropic Film Festival. On Nov. 13 it hosts a Wellness Night. Friday admission is $10 for adults and seniors, $5 for students, and free for members.

On-demand service covers that last hour. It runs every day from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. at $2 a ride. You can book it in the West Palm Move app, on the online portal, or by phone at 561-264-0458. Transfers are free, so a trip that uses both the bus and on-demand costs $2 total. To transfer, show the driver your app receipt or your ride proposal. The 10 p.m. cutoff matches the end of Art After Dark, so the last bookable rides and the museum's closing land close together. A WPBF preview described the on-demand zone as about 15 square miles of downtown West Palm Beach. The Palm Beach Post described it as serving anyone in the city east of I-95.

Cash is not accepted on the bus or on on-demand rides. Wheelchair-accessible on-demand vehicles can be requested by phone.

Northwood's night ends at 9, and so does the bus

The north end gets its turn the day after Thanksgiving. Nights in Northwood Village runs on Friday, Nov. 27, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Northwood Road, with more than 50 vendors and music from Jam-X The Band. It ends at 9 p.m., as Clematis by Night does, and the Northwood Road at Spruce Avenue stop is a short walk from the event.

The Northwood Village directory lists galleries and shops along that stretch, including Wendell Gallery, ArtWorks of Northwood, Soulmates Music Record Store, Casa Cristalle and The Painted Ox. Its dining and nightlife listings include Palm Beach Lobsters & Seafood, Celona Restaurant & Gin Lounge, and Simmer Down Bar & Grill. Earlier this year, the city also named The Catch Seafood & Sushi, Café Centro and Café Sweets Bakery among the district's local businesses.

One stop has moved. Since Sept. 28, construction has closed the southbound stop at 24th Street and Dixie Highway until further notice, and buses use a temporary stop at 23rd Street and Dixie instead. The route's FAQ lists a bus every 10 minutes, so the wait at any stop should be short.

The detours this month

The city's Oct. 28 road report lists closures through most of November:

• Poinsettia Avenue at 26th Street, closed Nov. 2 through 20 for utility replacement, with detours on 25th, 23rd and 27th streets.
• Northbound Tamarind Avenue between Evernia and Clematis streets, closed nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Nov. 2 through 6, for sewer repairs.
• South Flagler Drive between Banyan Boulevard and Lakeview Avenue, closed from 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, until 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, for Eudamonia by Night.
• At Currie Park, the North Flagler Drive sidewalk on the east side and the boat ramps are closed until spring 2027.

The Flagler closure falls on the same Friday as the first Art After Dark. The route does not run on Flagler Drive, so the bus is the easier way to reach the Norton that evening, and an on-demand ride covers the trip home after 9.

The West Palm Move service map was last updated on Oct. 14, 2026, and the city notes that the network design may change. Check it before the Nov. 27 trip to Northwood.

A permanent $1 line with stops from Acacia Road to 24th Street is now part of daily life along the Dixie Highway corridor. If you're weighing how West Palm Move and the growth around Dixie Highway might affect a home or an investment, Santiago Ferreira is glad to talk it through. Schedule a private consultation.