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What Des Moines metro bus riders can expect from the DART redesign

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By Virginia Barreda 
| Yahoo
Des Moines metro bus riders are learning all new bus routes after the region's transit agency launched its first full network redesign in more than a decade. In the works for more than two years, the new system provides 11 routes spanning multiple cities across the metro. Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, known as DART, leaders say the result is a more reliable, all-day system. But riders will also experience cuts to commuter routes and longer walks to reach stops.
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Des Moines considers pulling back tax incentives. What could it mean?

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By Virginia Barreda 
| The Daily Nonpareil
In light of recent Iowa legislation, Des Moines is weighing a rollback of the temporary tax incentives it has long relied on to spur new construction development in the city. kAmp E@@= FD65 3J E96 4:EJ D:?46 `hfh[ E96 E2I 232E6>6?E AC@8C2> E6>A@C2C:=J C65F46D AC@A6CEJ E2I6D @? 2 A@CE:@? @7 E96 2DD6DD65 G2=F6 @7 ?6H 4@?DECF4E:@?
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Des Moines considers pulling back tax incentives. What could it mean?

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By Virginia Barreda 
| Des Moines Register
June 12, 2026, 6:19 a.m. CT In light of recent Iowa legislation, Des Moines is weighing a rollback of the temporary tax incentives it has long relied on to spur new construction development in the city. A tool used by the city since 1979, the tax abatement program temporarily reduces property taxes on a portion of the assessed value of new construction or improvements to a building, according to the city's website.
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