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UPDATE: The dates of the road closure were corrected. The next phase of the Douglas Avenue corridor’s revitalization begins this weekend as crews will close the road for resurfacing beginning Friday, July 16 at 10 pm. Crews will work through the weekend to complete the project and re-open the road Monday, July 19, at 5 […]

Merle Hay Mall officials have announced a new purpose for the old Younkers store. The space has been vacant since Younkers closed in 2018, but mall officials are hoping to build upon the area’s reputation as an entertainment destination by renovating the space into a 3,500-seat multipurpose arena and 150-room hotel. Among the first purposes […]

The Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects announced today that the Douglas Avenue corridor plan has received the organization’s Merit Award. The plan, which was drafted by RDG Planning & Design, was recognized in the category of Planning and Analysis for its excellent community engagement and the improvements that it will bring […]

The Iowa Department of Transportation and city of Des Moines have revealed important details for implementing the first steps of the Douglas Avenue corridor plan that was approved in February 2020. When the plan was approved, the hope was to have the first steps implemented during 2020. However, because COVID-19 dramatically affected traffic patterns throughout […]

We have great news to share! Last week the Plan & Zoning Commission unanimously approved the Douglas Avenue Corridor Plan. The plan is now scheduled for City Council on Monday, Feb 24th at 4:30 at City Hall (402 Robert D. Ray Drive). You can view the final Douglas Avenue corridor plan here. We want to […]

We have great news to share that the finalized Douglas Avenue corridor plan is ready to go before the City of Des Moines! You can view the final Douglas Avenue corridor plan here. RDG & HDR will be presenting our plan to the Plan & Zoning Commission this Thursday, Feb 6th, 2020 at 5:30pm during […]

I would like to share a great big THANK YOU to everyone who visited our open house last month! We had an incredible turnout, enjoyed lots of great conversations, and received wonderful feedback from our community. Thank you for sharing in our excitement and vision for Douglas Avenue! For those of you who could not […]

The Douglas Avenue Coalition (DAC) will host an open house on Tuesday, October 29, to share information about proposed improvements to the Douglas Avenue Corridor between Merle Hay Road and the Des Moines River. The improvements will facilitate the revitalization of the commercial nodes along Douglas Avenue and are the culmination of more than two […]

We had originally planned to have the next public open house in April to unveil the Douglas Avenue Corridor plan. That timeline has been delayed for a couple reasons. For one, we are awaiting additional traffic modeling to help with the decisions being made along Douglas Avenue. And second, discussions with the Iowa DOT about […]