Engagement Activities

Please take a few moments to complete the following engagement activities:

1. Identify Areas of Interest or Concern

Zoom and pan through a map of the Des Moines Area MPO region and show us areas that you do or do not feel safe.

2. Tell Us Your Ideas

Please complete a short survey to tell us about yourself and ideas for safety improvements.

3. Show Us Your Ideas

Upload images or comments that represent your ideas for transportation safety in the Des Moines Area MPO region.

The engagement activities are now closed. You may review the results of the mapping activity and idea wall below. Thank you to all that participated!

Identify Areas of Interest or Concern
Tell Us Your Ideas
Show Us Your Ideas

Mapping Activity

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Feels Safe! Where do you feel safe walking, biking, or driving?
Feels Unsafe! Where do you feel unsafe walking, biking, or driving?
Safety Idea Let us know how you think streets can be safer in the Des Moines area!
Near Miss Where have you experienced a near miss?

For help using this map, please see the instructions.

Instructions

To view and add comments on the map, follow the instructions below:

View a Comment

To view a comment, select a target 'map marker' on the map. This will open a panel containing the contributor's comment along with any other information they have contributed.

To close a comment, click the 'X' button within the panel.

Add a Comment

To add a comment to the map, please follow these steps:

Use the 'Address Search' to find an address, nav or pan the map to the general location you want to add your comment.
Select the 'Add Marker' button and click / tap the specific location on the map you want to leave your comment. This will open an input form at the side of the map.
Fill out the details of the input form as required. When finished, select the 'Submit' button to leave your comment on the map.

Keyboards and Screenreaders

To make a contribution on the map using a keyboard or through assistive technologies such as screenreaders, please follow these steps:

Use the 'Address Search' field to enter the location where you want to add your comment.
Toggle to the 'Add Marker' button and select it. This will drop the pin at the address specified in the 'Address Search' field.
Fill out the details in the input form as required. When finished, select the 'Submit' button to leave your comment on the map.

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Idea Wall

Have an idea of a transportation safety improvement that you want to see in the Des Moines metro area? Follow the steps below to add text and an image or video of a safety idea you want to see more of in your community.

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Synching Traffic Lights

Posted by Anonymous | 10 months ago

Major roads, such as Hickman, should have their traffic lights synched up. I understand the need for all the lights, but having to stop every couple of hundred yards is incredibly frustrating!

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Driving Idea

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City and school collaboration

Posted by Anna | 10 months ago

I would like to see the city and the school board work together when it comes to Street safety around the schools. I would like to see the improvements of sidewalks and crosswalks on large intersections I would like to see the law enforcement enforce the speed zone in school zones

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Walking Idea

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Flashing Left Arrows on Hickman

Posted by Anonymous | 10 months ago

We should be allowed to turn left off Hickman onto side streets when the light is green for traffic that is going straight. People know how to yield to a flashing yellow arrow. It shouldn't just automatically be red. It impedes so much traffic when it isn't 'rush hour'

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