Des Moines Bike Plan

Alta Planning + Design, the national leader in active transportation consulting is helping the City of Des Moines prepare a bicycle and trail master plan to guide improvements to the community's bicycling environment.

The Bicycle and Trail Master Plan will lay out short- and long-term strategies to make bicycling a safe, convenient, and attractive travel mode. <read more>

Draft Des Moines Bike Plan is now online.  Click to View!

View the results of the Des Moines Bike Summit
The Des Moines Bicycle Summit was held on July 14, 2009 to engage the City of Des Moines community members in the Bicycle and Trail Master Planning process. This workshop was designed to present community-specific information and to solicit public input from residents of the City of Des Moines. The purpose of the workshop was to collect comments on bicycle issues and priorities. An online survey was also posted on the City’s website, which received thirty-six (36) responses in July and August of 2009.

View the Exisiting Inventory Map
Take a look at where current bikeways are and where they are planned.  This document will be improved as the planning process proceeds. <Read More>

View the Des Moines Bike Summit Agenda
Learn how the drop-in sessions will proceed at the Des Moines Bike Summit.  <Download Agenda>

Des Moines Bike Plan Team:
Richard Brown- City of Des Moines Parks & Recreation Dept
Mark Wyatt- Iowa Bicycle Coalition
Marty Shukert – RDG Design and Planning
Steve Durrant- Alta Planning and Design
Ann Freiwald- Alta Planning and Design