Very interesting article! As someone who moved to Urbandale recently (but long enough ago where I was still able to catch movies at the pictured former AMC theater), what is a good first step to improving the mobility of my community? I feel like I've been through the angry/disappointed online phase, and want to make a difference in real life.
Great to hear you want to get involved! I would start by letting your council members know that it's important to you - suburban representatives hear a lot from people who think the opposite. Our older inner ring suburbs have opportunity (think 86th st corridor) to re-develop as a more dense, multi-modal and transit rich community, there is so much empty space currently occupied by surface parking that could be radically transformed....but it's going to take a lot of effort and a different way of thinking than we're used to.
Very interesting article! As someone who moved to Urbandale recently (but long enough ago where I was still able to catch movies at the pictured former AMC theater), what is a good first step to improving the mobility of my community? I feel like I've been through the angry/disappointed online phase, and want to make a difference in real life.
Great to hear you want to get involved! I would start by letting your council members know that it's important to you - suburban representatives hear a lot from people who think the opposite. Our older inner ring suburbs have opportunity (think 86th st corridor) to re-develop as a more dense, multi-modal and transit rich community, there is so much empty space currently occupied by surface parking that could be radically transformed....but it's going to take a lot of effort and a different way of thinking than we're used to.