Speaker: Form-based zoning is quicker for developers, better for communities Developing properties is quicker, more predictable, and often more profitable for developers in cities with form-based zoning codes – which […]
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The Des Moines Area MPO is a national model of an intermodal transportation planning agency, establishing best practices across the country. That’s the one-line takeaway from the recently completed 2017 […]
Save the Date: The 17th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference is February 1-3, 2018, in San Francisco. The conference will draw a national, multi-disciplinary audience of leaders and […]
New online tool lets Iowa companies find empty containers and save on shipping Iowa companies looking to lower shipping costs are invited to explore a new online tool called Container […]
MPO funding announced for projects advancing regional goals The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has awarded more than $13 million to 16 transportation projects that improve Greater Des […]
Hubbell Realty President and CEO Rick Tollakson has received a national award for his leadership to establish “water trails” on 150 miles of rivers and creeks in Greater Des Moines. […]
The public is invited to provide comment May 26 to July 12, 2017, on the DRAFT Transportation Improvement Program for Federal Fiscal Years 2018-2021. The Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, lists surface […]
Iowa Data Bike looks out for future of paved trails People working to preserve and promote the more than 600 miles of paved trails in Central Iowa have a new […]
Report: Central Iowa trails busiest in May – Bike Month The month of May – Bike Month – was the busiest month of the year in 2016 for the paved […]
The public and members of the media are invited to the Planners’ Bike Ride and unveiling of the new Iowa Data Bike. City, county, and state planners have played […]