Transportation

After 10 years in Urbandale, the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will move to downtown Des Moines next month, the organization announced. Effective Sept. 1, the MPO office will be located at 420 …

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will offer service from all three of its Park & Ride facilities to the Iowa State Fair daily during the fair. Parking is free at all of …

Frontier Airlines announced today that it will provide nonstop seasonal service between Des Moines and Florida.

From December 15 through April 15, passengers can fly from Des Moines International Airport to Orlando International Airport and …

The Fleur Drive viaduct located between George Flagg Parkway and Bell Avenue will reopen to traffic mid-day today, city officials said. The bridge was closed on May 2 for major bridge work.

All four lanes …

Coach USA’s Megabus.com, a city-to-city express bus company, announced expansion to Omaha from Des Moines, and will begin daily service to and from the city on Aug. 17. Megabus will also increase the number of …

General Motors Co.’s (GM) quarterly profit nearly doubled, beating expectations, as the top U.S. automaker took a larger share of sales globally and raised prices on its vehicles, Reuters reported.

Coming out of bankruptcy, GM …

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin announced that the Iowa Department of Transportation will receive $500,000 to improve highway safety programs.

The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which …

With Congress now adjourned until September, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be without a budget and partially shut down for at least seven weeks, the Washington Business Journal reported. Without a reauthorization, the FAA …

The Governor’s Transportation 2020 Citizens Advisory Commission (CAC), established earlier this year, will hold a series of seven public meetings in August and September around the state.

A meeting in Des Moines will be held …