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Will 2013 be the year Iowa raises its gas tax?

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Passenger rail presentation on Jan. 31

The Transportation Management Association will host a presentation on more passenger rail service in Iowa.

Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, and Geoff Fruin, Iowa City assistant city manager, …

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DSM airport exceeded 2 million passengers in 2012

Des Moines International Airport last year exceeded the 2 million mark in passenger activity, Executive Director Don Smithey said today, as the airport had about 2.08 million inbound and outbound passengers in 2012.

That marks the first …

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2013 Year in Preview: Transportation

3 road projects to watch for …

… According to Todd Ashby, executive director of the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.

1. Widening Interstate 235 from 63rd Street to 73rd Street: Adding an auxiliary …

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2012 in Review: Transportation

DART expands bus service and opens new Central Station

There was no shortage of activity for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) this year.

In the first year of DART’s long-range expansion plan, …

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Tomorrow Plan to hold open house

The Tomorrow Plan, a long-range regional plan for the Greater Des Moines area,  will hold several open houses to review its recommendations with residents.

The open houses will be held from 5 to 7 pm …

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More than 4,500 traffic camera citations issued in November

A total of 4,585 speed and red light camera tickets were issued by the city of Des Moines in November, and the city collected net revenue of $142,805.

For the year, the city has issued …

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Transportation slow on snow day

No planes were coming in and going out this morning at Des Moines International Airport, but Don Smithey, the airport’s executive director, said crews have cleared the main runway and accompanying taxiways so that flights …

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DSM passenger activity up 14.1 percent in November

November passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport was up 14.1 percent over November 2011, according to numbers released by the airport yesterday.

Year-to-date, passenger activity is up 8.9 percent compared with 2011. In fact, …

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Want more passenger train service?

The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing to discuss a draft environmental impact statement for a passenger rail line from Chicago to Omaha.

The study lays out a preferred line that would …

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