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How we get around Mobility

Residents can choose any form of transportation to travel in and out of the city safely and efficiently. Uncongested roads, modern transit, friendly sidewalks, and bike paths make traveling in Des Moines easy. Transportation

■■ 974 miles of roadway in the City: ■■ Interstate (3%) ■■ Principal Arterials (8%) ■■ Minor Arterials (13%) ■■ Collectors (9%) ■■ Local (67%)

■■ Street Classifications ■■ Arterial: Provide longer sections of roadway with less intersections and higher speeds connecting major trip generators. ■■ Collector: Collect traffic from local access streets and provide connections to arterials. ■■ Local: All roads not an arterial or collector. These roadways provide access to private property and low volume public facilities.

■■ There are 25 miles of unpaved city streets and 4 miles of brick streets.

■■ There are 67 miles of alleys and 58 miles of alleys are unpaved.

Street Conditions ■■ There are 66 vehicle bridges in Des Moines. The next largest number in the metro area is in West Des Moines which has 48 bridges. 279 miles Excellent 357 miles Good ■■ 16 bridges were built over 50 years ago. 273 miles Fair 57 miles Poor ■■ The City maintains over 27,000 streetlights in the City. 8 miles Very Poor ■■ There are over 400 traffic signals and 90 school flashers. TOTAL 974 miles ■■ The City installs and maintains all stop signs, speed limit signs, pedestrian warning signs, and street name signs; paints all on-street drive lanes, turn lanes and bike lanes; and paints all crosswalks.

■■ There are 4,000 on-street parking meters that collect over $1 million in revenues each year.

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Federal Functional Classification System

Interstate / Highway Minor Arterial Local

Principal Arterial Collector Des Moines City Limit

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■■ The City operates 8 public parking garages in the downtown.

■■ The City maintains the skywalk system which includes 4.2 miles of walkway connecting 55 buildings and 12 parking garages.

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Level of Service Standards (LOS)

LOS A Free flow. Traffic flows at or above posted speed limit. Motorists 98% have complete mobility between lanes. of all Des Moines’ roads LOS B Reasonably free flow. Speed is maintained at LOS A but operate at maneuverability between lanes is somewhat restricted. Level of Service C or above LOS C Stable flow. Traffic still flows at or near free flow conditions. Posted speed limit is maintained but maneuverability between lanes requires noticeably more driver awareness.

LOS D Approaching unstable flow. Speeds begin to decrease and maneuverability is limited. Driver comfort diminishes.

LOS E Unstable flow. Traffic flow becomes inconsistent with rapid variations in speed. Almost no usable gaps remain in traffic. Any incident can cause significant delays.

LOS F Forced or breakdown flow. Traffic gridlock with frequent slowing and unpredictable travel time. Road is in a “traffic jam” condition. 74 Plan DSM Creating Our Tomorrow

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There are 68 miles of bicycle paths and trails in the city. ■■ Shared Use Path / Trail 52 miles ■■ Bicycle Lanes 15 miles ■■ Shared Lane Marking 2 miles ■■ Quiet Street / Greenway 4 miles

■■ ‘Des Moines B-Cycle’, a bike-share program by the Des Moines Bicycle Collective has been operating in downtown since September 2010.

■■ The B-Cycle program is offered from March 1 to November 30 each year, from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm seven days a week.

miles of bicycle68 facilities

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Bike Routes

On-Street Bike Facility Trai l Shared On-Street Bike Facility Des Moines City Limit

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MyDART Tools Transit MyDART Tools offer online and ■■ The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) provides transit services on-the-phone tools to make throughout the Des Moines metro area including Paratransit services and the Rideshare riding the bus easier. program.

Trip Planner ■■ Schedules include 14 local routes, 2 crosstown routes, 8 express routes, 3 flex routes, Schedules and 2 shuttle routes. Locator Stop Finder ■■ DART also provides on-call services to outer areas. Next DART Bus Real-Time Map ■■ More people are riding the bus. From 2013 to 2014 alone, total ridership increased by Email alerts over 5%. Ridership in Des Moines increased close to 7.5%. IVR phone service ■■ On average, DART provides over 15,000 rides every weekday. Text OnTime Transit ■■ In 2014, DART provided more than 4.7 million passenger trips.

MyDART Tools are available at ■■ DART has a fleet of 150 vehicles which travel more than 3.9 million miles a year. www.ridedart.com ■■ There are 25 shelters and 1,474 bus stops in the system.

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7th St 6th Ave 8th 9th dedicated lanes to more Locust St 10th Central 12th 13th Campus 18th St efficiently move transit users Legend Walnut St Mulberry St Proposed Bus Station Cherry St between destinations. MLK Jr Pkwy DART Central Station

A new DART Central Station opened downtown in 2012. The building was certified LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Unique features of the Central Station include the use of 70 geothermal wells for heating and cooling, the use of rooftop solar panels to generate electricity and a process to capture, clean and reuse over 1 million gallons of 78 rainwater for non-potable uses. Plan DSM Creating Our Tomorrow

Dart Routes

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Airport Non-stop flights from DSM ■■ The identification code for the Des Moines International Airport is DSM.

Atlanta, GA ■■ DSM is served by seven airlines: Charlotte, NC Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, United, and US Airways. Chicago, IL (Midway) ■■ Des Moines to Las Vegas has the most passengers. Chicago, IL (O’Hare) Dallas, TX ■■ It is estimated that over 2,400,000 passengers will pass through DSM in 2015. Denver, CO Detroit, MI ■■ From 2013 to 2014, passenger traffic increased over 10%. Houston, TX ■■ During the same time period, the amount of cargo shipped through DSM increased Las Vegas, NV almost 9%. Los Angeles, CA Minneapolis, MN ■■ Employment at the airport has increased in the last year from 5,476 to 7,200 (30%). New York City Newark, NJ ■■ Estimated economic impact of airport activities has increased 24% from $522,440,100 in 2007 to $644,000,000 in 2014. Orlando, FL Phoenix, AZ ■■ Ongoing upgrades to airport facilities, including runway, taxiway and terminal Punta Gorda, FL improvements, are programmed through 2024. Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg, FL Washington D.C.

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Des Moines International Airport Total Passengers 1985 - 2013

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For more information Community Development Dept. [email protected] 515. 283. 4182