Transportation

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rate for the final six months of 2011.

The rate will increase to 55.5 cents a mile for all business miles …

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has announced its five finalists to replace outgoing General Manager Brad Miller.

The finalists interacted with the public during a panel discussion on Wednesday. Two finalists are …

The public is invited to a “meet and greet” this afternoon with the finalists chosen to compete for the general manager position of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART). Five or six finalists …

Southwest Airlines Co. has the best customer satisfaction among airlines, Crain’s reported. An annual survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index showed that Southwest came in with a score of 81 out of 100.

Second-place …

Average retail gasoline prices in Des Moines have fallen 5.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.53 on Sunday. The national average dropped 4.8 cents per gallon over the last seven days to …

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2012-2016 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. The program is designed to reflect the state’s multimodal transportation system through inclusion of investments in aviation, transit, railroads, trails and …

AirTran Airways on Wednesday announced it will provide additional service to Milwaukee from Des Moines International Airport. Beginning Sept. 6, AirTran will add two daily roundtrip flights between Milwaukee and Des Moines.There will also be …

Iowa’s gasoline tax rate will remain unchanged in the upcoming fiscal year, state officials announced this morning. Under legislation enacted in 2001 and extended in 2008, the Iowa Department of Revenue must adjust the rate …

The Des Moines Public Works Department is warning residents of road closures and rising river levels. The Raccoon River at Fleur Drive was at 11.73 feet at 9:45 this morning and is expected to exceed …

The rush by Americans to buy smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles hit a speed bump in May, Reuters reported.

The rush for vehicles with higher gas mileage is more restrained than three years ago and is …