Public Safety: Iowa Pedestrian Deaths Drop to Record Low
After a 2015 spike to 28 deaths the Iowa pedestrian fatality count fell to nine in 2016, the lowest since 1961 when records began. Officials caution the figure may tighten slightly, but it appears to mark the safest year for walkers in decades, signaling a reversal of a long downward trend.
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GOP bills threaten to disrupt health care system
Tribune Washington Bureau reports GOP push to repeal or alter the Affordable Care Act could strip coverage, destabilize insurance markets, burden state budgets, and push hospitals and clinics to the breaking point. Hospital leaders like Tom Priselac of Cedars-Sinai warn the cuts would wreak havoc and be a tragic step backward.
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Two-way street conversions lag in Cedar Rapids plan
Cedar Rapids officials group says the timetable to convert one way streets to two ways is behind by up to a year. Traffic engineer Matt Myers updated City Council committees on progress while Council members Scott Olson and Ralph Russell pressed for faster action and potential funding solutions amid public demand.
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Cedar Rapids Converts Second Ave to Two Way at City Hall Corner
Streets change on Second Avenue SE from one way to two way at First Street SE near City Hall Cedar Rapids as observed Sunday.
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