Residents of Greater Des Moines are invited to share their opinions on which local transportation projects they would like to see receive funding from the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).
Twenty-four projects are under consideration, ranging from roadways, bridges and transit buses to trails, safe routes to school and on-street facilities. Funding is available through a pair of grant programs that are funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation and administered by the MPO.
Interactive Map — Review and comment on projects eligible for funding
STBG Program
More than $14 million has been requested from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, which has approximately $12 million in available funding. The projects have been scored on how well they help meet the regional performance measures established in Mobilizing Tomorrow, the region’s long-range transportation plan.
Click here for a complete list of project applications (PDF).
Click here for the summary of project scores.
TAP Program
More than $8 million has been requested from the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), also known as the Surface Transportation Block Grant Set-Aside Program, which has approximately $2 million in available funding.
Click here for a complete list of project applications (PDF).
Public comment
The public can find project descriptions and leave comments on the interactive map now through Friday, February 9. Comments can also be shared at a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, at the MPO, 420 Watson Powell, Jr. Way, Suite 200, Des Moines, IA 50309.
The public comments will be presented in February to a funding subcommittee of local elected officials, who will make a funding recommendation. The recommendation will be presented to the MPO Policy Committee in March for review and again in April for final approval. Once awarded, the grants will be allocated in federal fiscal year 2022.
For more information on the projects, please call or email MPO staff at 515-334-0075 or info@dmampo.org.