Transportation

Author Gabe Klein will appear in Des Moines Oct. 5 to discuss how cities can borrow techniques from startups to make changes to transportation offerings more quickly. Klein, a former Zipcar executive and past transportation …

The Iowa Department of Transportation is working on a framework for setting priorities for future project spending. A survey designed to collect public input will be open through Sept. 30. It focuses on what the state’s future …

The Des Moines Airport Authority will take public comments on a study of two potential sites for a new airport terminal from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Des Moines Central Library downtown. …

Keck Parking plans to offer valet parking in the Western Gateway Park area beginning Sept. 9. The station will be next to Magnolia Wine Kitchen, 1420 Locust St., on Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 5 p.m. …

The Federal Highway Administration has cleared the way for construction of a diamond interchange at Interstate Highway 35/80 and 100th Street in Urbandale. The decision clears a major hurdle as the city prepares for a …

Federal safety regulators are proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a specific maximum speed, Trucking Info reported. A notice of proposed rulemaking was issued jointly today by the National Highway Traffic Safety …

Remember that deal we were telling you about where the city of Des Moines had thrown a few bucks at DART (Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority) to add Saturday service on the D-Line downtown …