The $1 Ride to Northwood Village Ends at 9 on Saturdays. November's Best Nights Run Later.

The northbound West Palm Move bus leaves Dixie Highway at the Northwood Road stop and turns onto Northwood Road. After one more stop at Spruce Avenue, it finishes at 24th Street. That short stretch takes in nearly all of the 400 block of Northwood Road. Celona Restaurant & Gin Lounge is at 429, Soulmates Music Record Store at 431, French Grill House at 427 and The Painted Ox at 415. The same block will host No Shade on November 14.

The city's new transit service puts riders right next to Northwood Village's busiest November block. Its schedule doesn't keep up as well. Fixed-route service ends at 9 p.m. on Saturdays and 8 p.m. on Sundays. Most of what's on Northwood's calendar this month starts in the evening, and several events run past the last bus. If you know the hours before you go, the $1 ride north is easy to use.

Where the route leaves you, stop by stop

The fixed route covers about 2.6 miles between the Norton Museum of Art and Northwood Village, mostly along Dixie Highway, according to Stet News. A ride costs $1, and buses come every 8 to 10 minutes. The fleet is fully electric. Fares are cashless, so you pay by tapping a card, phone or smartwatch when you board.

Here is what's near the last few stops, using the official stop list and the Northwood Village Main Street directory:

The ride back south starts somewhere slightly different right now. The city's West Palm Move page says the southbound stop at 24th Street and Dixie Highway has been closed indefinitely since September 28 because of nearby construction. The nearest open stop is Northwood and Spruce, about a four-minute walk away. A temporary southbound stop at 23rd Street and Dixie is about six minutes away.

Walking north along the water won't work this season either. The city's October 21 notice says the North Flagler sidewalk next to Currie Park will stay closed through spring 2027, and the park's boat ramps are closed until then too. The park's project engineer, Chen Moore, expects the redesign to be finished in winter 2027. The plans include a living shoreline, an elevated boardwalk and a cove amphitheater. Until it opens, the route on Dixie Highway is the simplest way to get north without a car.

A quiet start, measured against the shuttle it replaced

West Palm Move began its fixed route on September 8 and added on-demand rides on September 15. It took over from RideWPB, the city's temporary mobility pilot, which ended May 31, 2026. That left a gap of about three months with no service over the summer.

The two services had very different ridership. City records cited by the Palm Beach Post show West Palm Move averaged about 50 passengers a day over its first three days in September. The earlier service had carried up to nearly 20,000 riders a month, Stet News reported, citing the Post. Spread over a 30-day month, that is several hundred riders a day.

According to the same Stet News report from October 17, a downtown city commissioner noticed West Palm Move buses on Dixie Highway running mostly empty in the first weeks. She was told the current period was a soft launch "to identify issues before launching the service and communicating more broadly." A "hard launch" was expected in November on a date not yet set. No date had been announced by late October. That means a ride north in early November will probably still be uncrowded.

November's Northwood calendar, set against the schedule

The fixed route runs from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. On-demand rides run every day from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. for $2. If you combine an on-demand ride with the fixed route, the total is still $2. Here is how those hours compare with the month's dated events:

No Shade is the event where the schedule matters most. FLAVAR lists it for Saturday, November 14, from 3 to 10 p.m. on the 400 block of Northwood Road, which sits between two of the route's stops. WPBF describes No Shade as an annual celebration of music, art, food and community. This year it is partnering with Soul Movement, an organization that expands access to dance for students across Palm Beach County. The ticket page on Posh shows prices starting at $35.01. Its listed headliners are Sevyn Streeter, Foggieraw and Sounds of Reality. The festival goes on for an hour after the last Saturday bus, and on-demand service stops at 10 p.m., right when the festival ends.

Nights in Northwood Village comes the day after Thanksgiving. The city's event listing shows more than 50 vendors and live music on Northwood Road from 6 to 9 p.m. Weekday fixed-route service also ends at 9 p.m., so the last regular bus and the end of the event happen at the same time.

The Northwood Art & Music Warehouse lists its November shows by date but not by start time. All five fall on a Friday or Saturday, so compare the posted showtime with the 9 p.m. cutoff before you rely on the bus home.

Where the hours line up

During the day, the schedule and the street match well. Nine Lives Café held its grand opening on October 24, and the city closed 20th Street between North Dixie Highway and Ponce de Leon Avenue from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. for it. The café's website describes coffee, matcha, tea and treats served alongside rescue cats, plus mat Pilates. It is close to the Dixie Highway and 21st Street stop.

Soulmates Music Record Store is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. On any day it's open, it closes well before the last bus. The directory describes Soulmates as a record shop and café that hosts community events. Agora Mediterranean Kitchen takes reservations and online orders from its spot at 2505 N. Dixie Highway, near the Northwood Road stop.

Northwood's late hours start where the bus schedule ends. Celona serves tapas and burgers Tuesday through Thursday from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. On Friday and Saturday it stays open until 1:30 a.m. Café Centro is known for live music and currently advertises a 50%-off happy-hour menu. An early happy hour fits within the bus schedule, while a late weekend dinner at Celona doesn't.

One way to plan November 14

Using the posted hours, a Saturday on the route could look like this:

1. Take the fixed route north in the afternoon. On Saturdays it uses the Sapodilla Avenue stops at Okeechobee Boulevard and Fern Street in place of the Rosemary Avenue stops.
2. Stop at Soulmates before it closes at 7 p.m. It sits at 431 Northwood Road, on the same block as No Shade.
3. Spend the evening at No Shade, which opens at 3 p.m.
4. Walk to the Northwood and Spruce stop for a southbound bus before 9 p.m. The 24th and Dixie stop is closed for now.
5. If you're staying later, book a $2 on-demand ride through the West Palm Move app or by calling 561-264-0458. Do it before service ends at 10 p.m.

The city's network map says routes are subject to change, so check the West Palm Move page for alerts on the day you ride.

If you're comparing parts of the city by how they work after dark, by how easy they are to reach without a car or by what's in walking distance, Lynda Molina would be happy to talk through it with you. Let's Connect.