Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz Reflects on Flood Recovery
City manager Jeff Pomeranz discusses Cedar Rapids post flood progress and growth driven by new incentives. He cites downtown redevelopment, housing projects, and riverfront plans while noting staff workload during recovery and a rise to the city’s top salary.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Jeff Pomeranz
Pomeranz
Riverfront
City Hall
Mount Vernon Road
Highway 30
First Street
Great Furniture Mart
TrueNorth
Metro Economic Alliance
Smulekoff
CRST
Westdale Mall
Nash Finch Grocery
Blairs Ferry Road
Hunter Parks
Nash Finch
New Bohemia
Kingston Village
Czech Village
Iowa
Jeff
Ron Corbett
Monica Vernon
del Rio
Texas
Port Angeles
Wash
West Des Moines
I-380 congestion costs Iowa $380 million yearly
The I 380 corridor between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City faces heavy congestion and frequent crashes. The Iowa DOT studies a six to eight lane expansion and a 12 to 18 month capacity study from the Iowa River to Highway 30. Officials cite 50 percent of delays from crashes and debris and consider transit alternatives alongside lane additions.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa Dot
Forevergreen Road
North Liberty
Iowa River
Cathy Cutler
Hiawatha
DOT
Iowa Dot Traffic Management Center
Scott Marler
Highway 30
Swisher
Des Moines
West Des Moines
Ankeny
Quad Cities
Crandic
Cutler
Iowa Transportation Commission
Benton
Tama
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Morelli
Thegazette
Liz Martin