Bicycles are gaining ground, including parking spaces and lanes, in central Iowa communities through a new round of local grant dollars.
Three on-street vehicle parking spots will turn intobike corrals on Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines. Windsor Heights will introduce portable parklets, where mobile features like benches or bike racks will take over parking stalls. The city of Carlisle will create its first bike-friendly lane with sharrow markings.
Six complete streetprojects were awarded a combined $75,000 in grants through the Wellmark Foundation.
They will advance next year with the goal of “creating streets for everyone,” according to Jeremy Lewis, executive director of the Des Moines Bicycle Collective.