The Des Moines Area MPO played a central role in launching water trails in Central Iowa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now known as ICON Water Trails<\/a>, the effort began in 2015 with a master plan developed by the Des Moines Are MPO thanks to a grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The plan was followed by an engineering study that answered key questions about the engineering feasibility and cost of proposed projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, the MPO participated in a consortium of organizations, organized as Central Iowa Water Trails, that worked collaboratively and collectively to begin implementing the vision set forth in the master plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Last but not least, the Des Moines Area MPO successfully secured a $25 million from the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program of the U.S. DOT for the redevelopment of the Scott Avenue Dam and related projects up- and downsteam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The original works of the MPO are preserved here for reference. For current updates on water trails, please visit ICON Water Trails<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Greater Des Moines Water Trails and Greenways Master Plan was adopted by unanimous vote of the MPO Policy Committee in November 2016. The water trails plan provides the region a road-map for enhancing citizen experiences in and along the 150 miles of waterways in Greater Des Moines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Executive Summary<\/a> The engineering study determined the feasibility of the recommended projects and provided estimated costs of those projects. With this information, local governments and funding partners were able to begin prioritizing projects and budgeting for their installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The engineering study was conducted in two parts — one focused on the three downtown projects, and the other on the balance of projects around the region. The downtown portion of the study was conducted by\u00a0McLaughlin Whitewater Group, with local subcontractors RDG and HDR. The regional portion of the study was conducted by ISG. The reports are organized by body or bodies of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Downtown Water Trails Assessment<\/a> The Water Trails Engineering Study is expected to cost about $500,000 and will be funded through a public-private partnership. The full amount has been raised, thanks to the generous support of multiple funders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Steering Committees were assembled to oversee the development of the master plan, as well as for the engineering study. Records of these meetings have been retained by the Des Moines Area MPO and are available upon request. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Greater Des Moines Water Trails and Greenways Master Plan was adopted by unanimous vote of the MPO Policy Committee in November 2016. The water trails plan provides the region a\u00a0road-map\u00a0for enhancing citizen experiences in and along the 150 miles of waterways in Greater Des Moines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23539,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"templates\/grid-plan.php","meta":[],"display_status":[63],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plan\/62"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plan"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plan"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plan\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25069,"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plan\/62\/revisions\/25069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"display_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmampo.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/display_status?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Water Trails and Greenways Master Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Water Trails and Greenways Plan<\/a>
Beaver Creek Booklet<\/a>
Des Moines River Booklet<\/a>
Fourmile and Mud Creeks Booklet<\/a>
North and Middle Rivers Booklet<\/a>
Raccoon River Booklet<\/a>
South Skunk River and Chichaqua Bottoms Booklet<\/a>
Walnut Creek Booklet
<\/a>State of the Rivers Report<\/a>
Water Trails Appendix<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWater Trails Engineering Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Beaver Creek \u2014 Engineering Study<\/a>
Skunk River and Chichaqua Bottoms<\/a>
Raccoon River \u2014 Engineering Study<\/a>
North and Middle Rivers \u2014 Engineering Study<\/a>
Walnut Creek \u2014 Engineering Study<\/a>
Four Mile and Mud Creeks \u2014 Engineering Study<\/a>
Des Moines River \u2014 Engineering Study<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nStudy Funding<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Steering Committees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n