Planning and Urban Design
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
PLANS

These Plans are currently available in the Planning and Urban Design Office located in the 
Armory Building
602 E. First Street
Des Moines, IA 
515-283-4182


- Parklands: A Celebration of Des Moines' Community Spirit (1995)
- Community Preservation Plan (1995)
- Destination Downtown (1995)


To View These Plans  as a  PDF you will need to have / download Acrobat Reader. 

Winzip Some plans are in large pdf files and needed to be zipped. If you don't have any zip software to open the file, click on the icon to order WinZip.


Downtown Plan Initial Feasibility Assessment
Downtown Streetcar System
Click Here
Downtown Plan Downtown plan approved by
the City of Des Moines and
Polk County in March 2008.
Click Here
Easter Lake New Town Plan Click Here
Community CharacterDes Moines 2020 Community Character Plan -

pgs 1- 32
pgs 33- 65
pgs 66- 98
pgs 99- 128

Click here for complete version (zip)

Des Moines Today and Tomorrow (1996) 

 

Click Here
Court Avenue Neighborhood Urban Design PlanCourt Avenue Neighborhood Urban Design Plan (1999)       

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Capitol Gateway East Urban Design Plan (1997)  Click Here

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City of Des Moines, Iowa
602 Robert D.Ray Drive
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Phone: (515) 283-4182
E-Mail:
actionctr@dmgov.org
Web Site: www.dmgov.org

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