West Palm Move Starts at the Norton. That Changes How the South End Gets to the GreenMarket.

The corner of South Olive Avenue and Acacia Road, beside the Norton Museum of Art, is the first northbound stop and the last southbound stop on the city's new fixed route. The route runs north through downtown to Northwood Village, and the electric shuttles come every 8 to 10 minutes.

El Cid, Flamingo Park and Prospect Park all sit within reach of that corner. With the 32nd GreenMarket season underway on the waterfront, the corner has become the south end's simplest way into a downtown Saturday. One reason is the bus, and the other is the set of streets the bus avoids.

The Stop at Olive and Acacia

The city launched West Palm Move in September as a permanent replacement for the RideWPB pilot, which ended May 31, 2026. The fixed route costs $1 a ride. You pay by tapping a card, phone or watch when you board. Cash isn't accepted and you don't need an app.

The shape of the route is what matters most for the south end. The Palm Beach Post described RideWPB as a free downtown service running since 2023. Its fixed route connected South Tamarind Avenue and the Tri-Rail station to South Olive Avenue. The new route runs north and south instead. From Olive and Acacia it stops at South Olive and Vallowe Court, crosses Okeechobee Boulevard and heads up Quadrille Boulevard. That puts riders at Datura Street, the Courthouse and Fourth Street before the route turns up Dixie Highway toward Northwood. Southbound shuttles stop at Quadrille and Clematis Street and at Quadrille and Evernia Street on the way back.

The Saturday stop list differs slightly from the weekday one. On Saturdays the northbound shuttles use South Sapodilla Avenue at Okeechobee and at Fern Street instead of South Rosemary Avenue. Southbound, they stop on Sapodilla at Fern and at Dreyfoos. Saturday service starts at 8 a.m., half an hour before the market opens, and runs until 9 p.m.

Saturday Closes the Roads the South End Drives

The GreenMarket runs at 100 N. Clematis St. from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The city says an average Saturday draws 10,000 to 15,000 visitors. The market started with 13 vendors in a small parking lot.

That size of crowd needs closed streets. The city's road-closure notices for market Saturdays list South Dixie Highway, South Olive Avenue, Flagler Drive and Narcissus Avenue as closed between Banyan Boulevard and Datura Street from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The 100 blocks of North and South Clematis Street and the 200 to 400 blocks of Clematis close from 5 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Dixie, Olive and Flagler are the three streets most south-end drivers use to reach downtown. On market mornings all three close at the downtown core for the whole market. The published route stays on Quadrille, which isn't on the closure list. Once you step off at Quadrille and Clematis, the closed blocks of Clematis become a car-free walk east to the water.

Four Ways Downtown, Compared

The Palm Beach Post reported that the on-demand service covers anyone in the city east of Interstate 95. It also reported a target wait of no more than 15 minutes for on-demand rides and a contractual 10-minute limit for the fixed route. Deputy City Administrator Armando Fana told the Post:

"We're trying to create a premium service so there's no excuses."

Banyan and Evernia, the garages closest to the market, charge the $5 weekend flat rate. City Center, Clematis and Sapodilla are free during market hours.

The Rules That Matter With a Market Bag

Most of West Palm Move's rider policies have nothing to do with a Saturday shop. Four of them do:

1. Carts go on the bus, not in the van. On-demand riders can bring as many grocery bags as they can carry in one trip, and carts aren't allowed in the on-demand vehicles. Carts are allowed on the fixed-route bus.
2. Disposable coffee cups stay off the vehicle. Drinks are allowed only in a covered container, and the policy specifically rules out fast-food and disposable coffee cups.
3. On-demand is ASAP only. You request a ride when you're ready to leave. While the fixed route is running, on-demand trips are capped at five miles as the crow flies.
4. Pets ride in carriers. Service animals are always welcome. Other pets need an airline-approved carrier.

At launch there are no passes or reduced fares. Each ride is $1 on the fixed route, $2 on demand, or $2 total for a trip that combines both. Drivers don't accept tips.

What's at the Other End This Season

The coffee rule comes up quickly, because one of this season's five new vendors sells coffee. WPTV profiled Ba Café, a mobile Vietnamese coffee business brewing 100% Robusta beans imported from Vietnam. It serves classic Vietnamese coffee and salt coffee. Macaroner, also covered by WPTV, makes French macarons in traditional, vegan and gluten-free versions, with 24 flavors that include lemon basil, lavender honey and salted caramel. The other newcomers are Arya Tea Bar, Truffle Smiles and Sayblee Products, which sells scalp and hair care.

This season the city also named four "Legacy Vendors": Leila, Macy's Smoked Fish Dip, Makebs and Mozzarita. Each has been at the market for 15 years or more, so none of them has to compete for a spot anymore.

The Master Chef Showcase, a head-to-head competition between Palm Beach County chefs, opens this Saturday, November 14. It returns December 19, January 30 and April 10. The market runs weekly through May 22, 2027. It closes on two Saturdays: February 6 for the Palm Tree Festival and March 20 for the Palm Beach International Boat Show. The DDA Bike Valet doesn't operate on March 20 either.

The Ride Home Ends at a Museum

The southbound shuttle ends where it started, at Olive and Acacia. By the time the market closes at 1:30, the Norton has been open since 10 a.m., and it stays open until 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The museum's admission policy gives one free admission every Saturday, year-round, to City of West Palm Beach residents with valid ID. General admission is $20, and children 12 and under are always free.

The Norton itself is set to grow. The Palm Beach Post reported in April that city commissioners authorized the museum to pursue up to 233,000 square feet of building space. The plans include an education building, a special-exhibition building and a garage with 200 more spaces. The route is also expected to change. The Post reported that it will be extended later and that a separate east-west route will eventually run along Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard.

The same corner works after dark once the holidays arrive. Holiday in Paradise runs November 27 through December 31, with most events on or near the Great Lawn at 100 N. Clematis. The waterfront tree lighting is Thursday, December 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. Concerts and the gift boutique wrap up at 9 p.m. On weekdays the fixed route stops running at 9 p.m., the same time the concerts end, so riders headed back to Olive and Acacia should leave before the last songs.

How close a street sits to a stop like Olive and Acacia is the sort of block-by-block detail we follow across El Cid, Flamingo Park and SoSo. If you'd like to talk through how the new route fits a home you own or are considering, The Don Moore Team would be glad to help. Request a Confidential Market Consultation.