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Go!: Transit Task Force eyes mobility in Greater Des Moines

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Transit Future Work Group has been revved up for six months, primarily helping the area’s bus service figure out what local employers, and others, need from mass transit in the …

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Passenger rail study to focus on service between Iowa City, North Liberty

Cedar Rapids Gazette: With cost estimates for passenger rail service between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City coming back higher than expected, officials now want to explore a scaled-down plan in Johnson County. The study will build …

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Waukee sees traffic grow

Daily traffic on Ashworth Road near Grand Prairie Parkway has increased more than 50 percent to 5,743 from 3,725 in 2012, according to the city of Waukee. The numbers are part of the first traffic …

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Public meetings scheduled for draft water trails plan

Three public meetings are scheduled this month to take public comments on the draft Greater Des Moines Water Trails and Greenways Plan released today. The draft plan’s recommendations encompass 150 miles of creeks and rivers …

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Airport traffic up 4.6 percent in May

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport increased by 4.6 percent in May compared with the year-ago period, which increased year-to-date growth to 6.7 percent. A total of 220,557 passengers departed or arrived at the …

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Access to farmers market will be affected by Dam to Dam

Patrons of the Downtown Farmers’ Market may experience travel delays because of the Dam to Dam race on Saturday. Getting to the Downtown Farmers’ Market will not be affected coming from the north. From the …

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State rail, freight plans to be presented June 8

The Iowa Department of Transportation will present the drafts of both the State Rail Plan and the State Freight Plan at an open house Wednesday from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the Greater Des Moines …

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D.M. airport passengers double wait in security line

Security wait times at the Des Moines International Airport have roughly doubled in recent months, but travelers should still expect to get through in less than 30 minutes, The Des Moines Register reported. Airport chief Kevin Foley …

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MPO survey will ask your views on transportation

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Federal Highway Administration plan to survey as many as 12,000 Greater Des Moines households to come up with a more in-depth version of the National Household …

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Cedar Rapids-Iowa City express bus to launch in 2018

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Department of Transportation hopes to launch an express bus service between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in 2018, a year before the Interstate 80/380 interchange replacement begins, an agency official said …