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Brookings: Building roads not the answer; offering various alternatives would help

The Brooking Institution’s Robert Puentes writes that the days of building bigger roads to increase vehicle speeds should be over, because it doesn’t help in the long run and some people want to walk, bike…
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Iowa falling behind other bike-friendly states

Iowa, despite its plethora of recreational trails and its history with one of the country’s most popular recreational bike rides, RAGBRAI, is falling behind other states in one rating of bike-friendliness, reported the Des Moines Sunday …

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DART increases ridership on State Fair shuttle

DART increased the ridership on its shuttle service to the Iowa State Fair this year with 9 percent more riders than last year. With 241,912 fares, DART has increased ridership of its fair shuttle for …

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Meter bagging ceremony today to promote a walkable downtown D.M.

The city of Des Moines will launch its experiment today with unrestricted parking on a few downtown streets. In an effort to promote business activity and enhance walkability, the city will bag meters on Locust, …

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Des Moines featured in Delta magazine

Yet another airline magazine has published an in-depth look at Des Moines’ attractiveness to businesses and overall hipness. Delta Air Lines’ latest issue of Delta Sky features the bike-sharing program, business giants such as Kemin …

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Gas prices falling, again

As of Tuesday, the price of regular unleaded gasoline averaged $2.62 across Iowa, according to AAA. That was a drop of 10 cents from last week, and down 72 cents from a year ago. The …

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DOT employees test mobile app driver licenses

Iowa Department of Transportation employees are testing a system that allows them to use their mobile phones to display their driver licenses. The software is from MorphoTrust USA. The DOT had announced earlier it hopes …

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DART to change some routes

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority changed several routes as of Sunday, some of them because streets are closed due to work on developments nearby. Major changes include the realignment of Routes 5 and …

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Ford recalls large trucks to correct seat belt defect

Ford is recalling just over 26,000 trucks in the U.S. and Canada because some front seat belts may not be anchored in the right position. The recall covers F-650 and F-750 trucks from the 2011, …

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MPO accepting applications for Complete Street projects

The Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Planning Organization is now accepting applications for its Complete Street grant funding. The MPO is making a total of $75,000 available for at least five grants of up to $15,000 …