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Coralville celebrates its new one-stop commuting shop

Coralville plans a grand opening of sorts at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at its new park-and-ride center, which opened in August. The facility, officially the Coralville Transit Intermodal Facility, provides parking and bus service and is …

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Southwest to add St. Louis, drop Midway in April

Southwest Airlines will serve Des Moines International Airport with two daily flights to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport beginning in April.


Airport officials said 21 of Des Moines passengers’ top 25 destinations are served by Southwest…
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On Saturday, you can meet yourself coming and going on 12th Street

The city of Des Moines will continue its pilot project to turn downtown into a walking-friendly zone when it converts 12th Street to two-way traffic from one way northbound between Grand Avenue and Mulberry Street. …

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New Terminal in Doubt

Planning for the Des Moines airport’s proposed $420 million new terminal project has stalled at least temporarily as the airport board does some soul-searching about a slowdown in passenger traffic, a standoff over the future …

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MPO accepting grant applications

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is accepting applications through Dec. 1 for the 2020 Surface Transportation Program grants and the Transportation Alternative Program. The grants provide flexible funding for states and municipalities. The …

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Feds look to require drone registration

U.S. regulators plan to require recreational drone owners to register their machines, an ambitious bid to rein in reckless users that faces a tight timeline and a thicket of legal and practical questions, The Wall Street…
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Presutti named to national transit board

Elizabeth Presutti, general manager of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, has been named to the American Public Transportation Association board of directors. She will serve three years. Presutti, who has more than 16 …

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Airport traffic grew 1.5 percent in September

The passenger count at Des Moines International Airport increased 1.5 percent in September, up from the past couple of months but just half of the growth rate the facility needs to support a planned new …

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MPO launches online map of projects

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization now offers an online map that shows all the transportation projects expected be underway in the next five years. That could mean right-of-way purchases, environmental reviews or construction. The …

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MPO offers grants for ‘complete streets’

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is offering grants of up to $15,000 for projects that make area streets safer and easier to navigate for drivers, walkers, bicyclists, transit riders and people who use …