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DART ridership rises 2.5 percent, express rides fall with low gas prices

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority posted a 2.5 percent gain in ridership in the year that ended in June.


Ridership rose to 4,429,136 from 4,319,624 overall. The gains appeared to come from the…
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Bankrate.com: Iowa 7th-best state for drivers

Iowa ranks as the 7th-best state for drivers, mainly because of low insurance costs and short commutes, reports Bankrate.com. One drawback: The state has relatively high gas prices, in Bankrate.com’s view. Idaho was listed as  the best …

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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 …