Public Involvement Projects

December 2011

Iowa Transportation Commission approves $5 million for Iowa transit systems

December 13, 2011

AMES, Iowa – Dec. 13, 2011 –The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved $5 million in projects to assist the state’s transit agencies in replacing vehicles. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) was awarded $5 million in Fiscal Year 2011 State of Good Repair funding for the replacement of transit vehicles in Iowa that are over their useful life. Allocation of...

Iowa Transportation Commission approves 2012 intercity bus projects

December 13, 2011

AMES, Iowa – Dec. 13, 2011 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission (Commission) approved more than $1.6 million for five transit providers under the calendar year 2012 Iowa Intercity Bus Assistance Program. The Commission approved the funds for 16 projects submitted by the following five entities. Greyhound Jefferson Lines City of Fort Dodge (DART) Burlington Trailways Sioux City Transit With...

Davenport schools celebrate CitiBus success

December 13, 2011

With a spotless CitiBus parked ceremoniously outside Davenport Central High School, city and school officials gathered Monday to celebrate an agreement that has led to skyrocketing bus-ridership among... Read qctimes.com article

MLK Transportation Center serves public need

December 12, 2011

Every day Kurt Miller sees people getting on and off of buses at the Martin Luther King Jr. Transportation Center in downtown Sioux City. "That's their mode of transportation to be able to travel from city to city," said Miller, Airport/transit fleet director for the city. Read siouxcityjournal.com article

Freedom riders: Advocate boards MuscaBus and touts the benefits of public transit for the disabled

December 12, 2011

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Frank Strong has an appropriate moniker. He’s both frank and strong. Strong, 61, of Des Moines, has been visually impaired since his junior year of high school, but... Read article at muscatinejournal.com

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