Biking gains in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City city corridors
Corridor cities push bike friendly upgrades with bike boulevards in Iowa City on College Street and green lanes and supersharrows in Cedar Rapids. Road diets and new trail miles expand cycling infrastructure while rider groups laud progress and seek safer crossings and access.
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Iowa City
College Street
Cedar Rapids
Third Street
New Bohemia
Emily Muhlbach
Cedar Rapids Public Works
42Nd Street
Memorial Drive
Second Avenue
Ron Griffith
Cedar Rapids Metro
Daniels Park
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City push to higher bike friendly status
Cedar Rapids, with bronze level status and barriers protecting lanes on Third Avenue SE, aims for silver while noting more cyclists and better downtown bike infrastructure. Iowa City, leading the state with silver, plans to reach gold by 2017 and possibly platinum, as cyclists seek safer streets and improved routes like Gilbert Street and the Burlington Street Bridge.
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Mount Mercy University
Bradford
Edgewood Road
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Kathy Murphy
Iowa Bicycle Coalition
League of American Cyclists
Ron Corbett
Corbett
Third Avenue
Iowa City
Iowa
Throgmorton
Gilbert Street
Burlington Street
College Town
University of Iowa community discusses Owens case amid fabricated hate report
Nearly 100 in Iowa City gathered at the Iowa Memorial Union to examine social justice issues after news that Marcus Owens fabricated a hate crime. Participants debated safety, racism, and the impact on campus trust, with video evidence showing Owens instigating fights rather than being attacked.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
Georgina Dodge
Marcus Owens
Dodge
Owens
Ruth Bryant
Bryant
Micah Ariel James
James
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Iowa City uses video cameras to aid police work
City police officials defend surveillance as a valuable evidence tool noting cameras help identify suspects reconcile conflicting accounts and discount false reports such as a recent assault claim by Marcus Owens. They cite body cameras and public cameras in Pedestrian Mall as part of a broader trend toward visual evidence in investigations.
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Iowa City
Marcus Owens
Owens
Naperville
University
Kelsay
Mike
Brotherton
American Civil Liberties Union
Dubuque
Mark Dassing
Nancy Bird
ICPD
Jim Throgmorton
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