Public Transportation Planning & Policy Manager
Have a passion for transportation and green commuting? The Downtown Community Alliance is seeking a part-time Public Transportation Planning & Policy Manager to lead a program to promote greater investment in public transit in Greater Des Moines and passenger rail in Central Iowa. Send resume and cover letter to glyons@downtowndesmoines.com. Click here to view the job description.
Make a Plan for Parking Bans
December 1, 2011 - West Des Moines’ Public Works Department is urging those who park on City streets to make a plan in advance of winter weather for where they will park their vehicles during winter events when the City is under a Parking Ban.
If West Des Moines receives measurable snowfall and snowplowing activities are implemented, there may be a parking ban in place. That means NO PARKING on all City streets for the duration of the ban. Vehicles are subject to a $50 fine or may be towed.
• Call the West Des Moines Snow Hotline at 273-0766
• Check the City’s website home page at www.wdm.iowa.gov. Signing up for e-updates will bring immediate notification to any interested persons
• “Like” the City of West Des Moines on Facebook
• Follow the City on Twitter.
TODAY - Please make a plan for where you’ll park this winter when a Parking Ban is in place, and tell family and friends!
Rest Your Car Winners for 2011
November 15, 2011 - Congratulations to the 2011 Rest Your Car quarterly prize winners. Each of them won a $500 VISA check card! Do you want to win too? Make a commitment to reduce your carbon footprint and try a green commute option such as riding the bus, walking, biking or carpooling to work. Then join Rest Your Car and start logging those green commutes. You only need to log at least four green commutes a month to be eligible for monthly and quarterly prize drawings. It’s that easy so join today!
Alisa Breese Jeannie Whetstone Michelle Jamison
Bob Adams Cindy Tonsfeldt James Carley
Carol Gull Paul Black Lynn Ekblad
Elizabeth Presutti named the New General Manager of DART
June 27, 2011 - Elizabeth Presutti was today named the new General Manager of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority by the DART Commissioners. Her official start date is Friday, July 1.
Presutti, who has more than 12 years of transit industry experience, has been the Chief Development Officer at DART since 2008. In that role, she has been deeply involved in launching many initiatives critical to the future growth of the public transit in Greater Des Moines. Those include the construction of DART Central Station, a new transit center in downtown Des Moines; the implementation of new technologies such as an online trip planner and an automatic-vehicle locator system using GPS; and the development of a long-range transit plan called DART Forward 2035.
“Not only is Elizabeth well qualified for the position, she is the right person for the job at this critical junction for DART,” said Angela Connolly, Polk County Supervisor and Chair of the DART Commission. “She is well known and respected throughout the region, and has an intimate knowledge of all of the major projects at DART. Under Elizabeth’s leadership, we won’t skip a beat in our plans to improve public transit for Greater Des Moines.”
Presutti replaces General Manager Brad Miller, who after five years at DART is taking over as the Chief Executive Officer of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in St. Petersburg, Fla. His last day at DART is Tuesday, June 28.
Presutti said she is humbled by the Commission’s selection. “It is a great honor to be selected for this responsibility,” Presutti said. “There were several great candidates for the job, especially my colleague, Chief Operating Officer Tom Reynolds. I am very pleased that Tom will be staying on with us to help us move forward on the many projects at DART.”
Presutti, 35, lives in downtown Des Moines with her husband, Christ Naumann, a Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning Manager with Ingersoll Rand.