Your story, your voice is a fierce and influential weapon. Use it for change.
Pick a committee that sounds interesting and go!
But first! Give your input now on NRTOR
No Right Turn on Red (NRTOR) is a known safety measure. While it will be very difficult to a city wide policy, we can advocate for NRTOR at intersections where we know it should be prohibited. Like on Ingersoll @ MLK, or 6th & Euclid.
Plan & Zoning Commission
P&Z meetings feature zoning requests (think office buildings being rezoned for multi-family residential), project site plans that are asking for exceptions to City code (oftentimes for MORE parking than what is needed - yuck!), or mixed use zoning projects that want to skip the retail part of the project.
Urban Design Review Board
These folks are architecture experts, landscape architects, a realtor and a resident or two. They provide important feedback on design elements for new construction and historic renovations. AND A BIGGIE: They review and approve all Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) agreements with developers.
Zoning Board of Adjustment
This quasi-governmental board is the most wonky of them all. They provide conditional use permits for bars, restaurants, liquor stores, along with the restrictions that owners must follow. If operators get written up by zoning enforcement officers, this is where the appeals are heard, with the potential to shut a business down. Also lots of sign requests that require exception approval.
Transportation Safety Committee
Plans for neighborhood traffic calming programs are approved here (speed humps, curb bump outs), Vision Zero efforts are shared, and sidewalk gaps are addressed. Lots of engaged residents with a goal of SAFETY.
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Ride On! Is a group focused on using a bike for transportation in Des Moines, Iowa, encouraging effective on-street infrastructure to make bike riding safer, and increasing bike usage by advocating for more bike lanes, more bike racks and fewer bike lane obstructions.
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