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The Prairie Urbanist

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I am a news blog for urbanism, planning, development, and transportation in the Iowa City area.

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Iowa City Transit ridership eclipses 1.5 million in first year of fare-free program press-citizen.com/story/news…

Iowa City Transit ridership eclipses 1.5 million in first year of fare-free program

Iowa City's fare-free transit has led to a 43% increase in ridership, eclipsing 1.5 million rides in the first 11 months.

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Cambus adding electric buses, upgrading facility through $16.4M federal grant press-citizen.com/story/news…

Cambus adding electric buses, upgrading facility through $16.4M federal grant

Cambus will add six electric buses in 2026 and upgrade its facilities in the coming years thanks to $16.4 million in federal grant money.

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City of Iowa City@CityOfIowaCity27 Sep 2023
Ridership on City buses climbed 53% in August, compared to last year! With 131,420 total passenger trips last month, and 85,672 in August 2022, that’s 45,748 more trips! It’s great to see residents embracing Fare Free Iowa City! Learn more at icgov.org/farefree.
A red illustrated bus is shown alongside stats: August 2023 transit rider ship was 131,420 passengers, an increase of 45,748 trips, which is a 53% increase compared to August of 2022.

ALT A red illustrated bus is shown alongside stats: August 2023 transit rider ship was 131,420 passengers, an increase of 45,748 trips, which is a 53% increase compared to August of 2022.

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Strong Towns@StrongTowns20 Sep 2023
Is the answer to the housing crisis as simple as reforming our zoning, permitting, and parking laws to allow more housing to be built? No. But is that where we need to start? Yes.
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Iowa City Press-Citizen@presscitizen9 Sep 2023
Opinion: The thoughtful plans the city has would make for a stronger, more integrated Iowa City, write Kelcey Patrick-Ferree and Shannon Patrick. press-citizen.com/story/opin…
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Iowa City Hopes Zoning Amendments Will Increase Housing Supply, Diversity - h/t The Gazette dlvr.it/StySzf
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