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From YouTube: City Update 4/2013
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Pedestrian HAWK Signal
Downtown Parking options
SMART Card Parking Meter
Open Public Meetings
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The
City
of
Des
Moines
has
installed
a
new
pedestrian
signal
on
grand
avenue,
just
east
of
2nd
Street
at
the
New
River
Walk.
This
type
of
signal
is
called
a
hawk
signal.
Hawk
stands
for
high
intensity,
activated
crosswalk
signal,
and
it
provides
a
way
to
increase
pedestrian
safety
while
reducing
the
amount
of
delays
for
vehicles.
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The
hog
provides
a
protected
pedestrian
crossing
to
accommodate
pedestrians
crossing
the
street
when
a
pedestrian
wishes
to
cross
the
street,
they
push
a
button,
and
the
signal
begins
with
a
flashing
yellow
light
that
warns
drivers
approaching
the
cross
work
to
slow
down
the
flashing
yellow
light
is
followed
by
a
solid,
yellow
light
telling
the
drivers
to
prepare
to
stop
the
signal
then
changes
to
a
solid
red
for
the
drivers
to
stop
at
the
stop
bar
and
the
pedestrian
gets
to
cross.
At
the
walk
signal.
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The
solid
red
signal
converts
to
a
flashing
red
after
a
few
seconds
allowing
drivers
to
proceed
when
the
pedestrian
has
cleared
the
path
and
it
is
safe
to
do
so.
The
hawk
is
normally
in
a
dark
or
off
position
until
it
is
activated
by
someone
waiting
across
the
street.
This
is
the
second
installation
for
the
City
of
Des
Moines.
The
first
was
installed
in
Grand
Avenue
in
Polk
Boulevard
in
2011.
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The
hawk
has
been
used
successfully
in
other
communities,
since
it
was
developed
in
2004
for
more
information
on
this
new
pedestrian
signal
and
how
it
works.
Visit,
w
WD
m
govt,
org
or
call
2834
973.
The
warmer
spring
temperatures
bring
higher
traffic
volume
throughout
our
city,
especially
in
downtown
areas.
Downtown
Des,
Moines,
hosts,
several
festivals
and
tournaments
and
parking
can
become
an
issue.
There
are
several
parking
options.
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You
can
try
parking
garages,
there's
one
an
8th
and
mulberry
fifth
and
kiyo,
a
fourth
and
Grand
third
and
Court
fifth
and
walnut
seventh
and
grand
and
ninth
and
Lopes.
Another
option
is
the
centre
street
parking
right.
The
garage
is
located
at
eight
thirty
sixth
Avenue
and
it
houses
over
nine
hundred
and
four
there's
access
to
the
link
shuttle
route,
which
is
brought
to
you
by
dark.
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If
the
parking
garages
or
the
parking
right
doesn't
work
for
you,
you
can
still
try
off
street
parking
or
you
can
save
your
change
and
leave
the
hassle
at
home
with
the
City
of
Des
Moines
smart
card
for
parking
meters.
Not
only
does
a
smart
card
provide
convenience,
it
also
allows
the
user
to
refund
any
unused
time
back
onto
their
smart
card.
For
more
information.
Please
see
www.moodys.com.
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And
have
the
remaining
value
on
the
meter
refunded
back
to
their
smart
card,
insert
your
smart
card
into
the
card
slot
on
the
front
of
the
parking
meter.
The
dollar
value
of
your
smart
cart
will
flash
four
times.
The
meter
will
then
display
increasing
time
increments
up
to
the
maximum
meter
time
limit
when
the
desired
time
is
displayed,
simply
remove
your
smart
car.
The
time
you
have
purchased
will
now
show
on
the
meter
display.
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So
where
do
you
get
these
smart
cards?
The
City
of
Des
Moines
has
provided
three
automated
smart
card,
vending
machines
where
cards
can
be
purchased
for
five
dollars
and
value
placed
on
the
car
using
cash,
MasterCard
and
Visa.
Smart
cart.
Vending
machines
are
located
at
the
third
and
court
parking
garage
office,
9th
and
locust
parking
garage
office
and
the
City
Hall
lobby
located
at
400
Robert
dear
a
drive,
the
city
strives
to
be
an
open
and
informal
government
and
we're
here
to
serve.
You
feel
free
to
stop
by
any
of
the
open
public
meetings.
A
Hill
here
at
City,
Hall
City
Council
will
meet
monday
April
22nd
at
four-thirty
p.m.
City
Council
workshop
will
be
held
monday.
April
22nd
at
730am,
the
Planning
and
Zoning
Commission
will
meet
Thursday,
April,
sixteenth
and
may
second
at
6pm,
the
Zoning
Board
of
Adjustment
will
meet
Wednesday
April
24th
at
1pm
and
the
park
port
will
meet
tuesday,
April
23rd
at
5pm,
I'm,
Shekinah
young
and
that's
your
city
update.