From my house I can be in Ankeny in 25 minutes or in the mall parking lot in 25 minutes. I guess if I did it in the middle of the night with the traffic lights/construction/traffic all working out I could do it in 15 or so.
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From my house I can be in Ankeny in 25 minutes or in the mall parking lot in 25 minutes. I guess if I did it in the middle of the night with the traffic lights/construction/traffic all working out I could do it in 15 or so.
It takes me about 10 minutes to get to the vet with my dog from my girlfriend's place in Somerset out to the vet by Perfect Games (<- speaking of business in Ames I'm shocked are still in business).
And there is no fast way around Ames right now since I think every road is under construction. :skeptical:
city has it programmed to start in 2014, I think they got or are looking to get an earmark for it to help fund it as well. It seems by programming it into the the transportation plans they must have the money now.
Not counting construction, which is a necessity, driving between any two points in Ames takes no more than 10 minutes.
My thought's exactly.
Are there any development plans for S 16th in the near future (stores, etc.)? Seems like such a random street considering it's right off of 30 and in between two main ramps off of 30.
Coldwater is going to be goofy as **** to golf when there's a damn road between 1/2 and 8/9?
And SE 16th is a mess because there's businesses, residential townhouses, apartments, a golf course, a Christian school, a trailer park, and then out of nowhere a college campus. About the only thing they can add is more residential on 16th in front of Coldwater.
And SE 16th is a mess because there's businesses, residential townhouses, apartments, a golf course, a Christian school, a trailer park, and then out of nowhere a college campus. About the only thing they can add is more residential on 16th in front of Coldwater.
Here is a map of the city's long range transportation projects planned: https://docs.google.com/a/iastate.e...&sig=AHIEtbS3W7eQApI3XFh1VK__ULQGkBSfCg&pli=1
Looks like Grand may eventually go over 30, interesting didn't know that.
Looks like Grand may eventually go over 30, interesting didn't know that.
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That's not true, man. I take Duff from a residential area south of Hwy 30 to the corner of Duff and 13th every day, twice a day, and quite often that takes more than 10 minutes. (not counting trains) That's hardly "across town." Duff in the afternoon can be a bear.
I'm assuming it will go under it considering how high 30 is there. I would be all for grand connecting to Airport road. That would alleviate a lot of Duff traffic plus be another way in for tailgating if you plan on parking in the grass lots.
Duff is a mess most hours of the day. Too much traffic, too few roads, too few lights.
Yea the Grand Ave extension looks to be happening in the next few years, here are the transportation plans for 2013-1016 from this year (Grand Avenue has been programmed in, page 19). State Ave is to be reconstructed next year.
Link: https://docs.google.com/a/iastate.e...mVbBDE&sig=AHIEtbSnKGHCBxPC9ZRSnrCezxtcT4vstg
Link: https://docs.google.com/a/iastate.e...mVbBDE&sig=AHIEtbSnKGHCBxPC9ZRSnrCezxtcT4vstg
I'll hop on the ripping Ames bandwagon having grown up there...
Getting Kohl's might help the mall a bit but I wouldn't get too excited about a TJ Maxx.
That area around lincoln way between grand and duff is getting really gritty.
If you don't see the declines going on in Ames then you need to get away for a while and come back. It just seems like, at least until recently, nothing is kept up and nothing new gets built except for apartments.
Also, although it seems that there aren't direct routes to anywhere in Ames, it doesn't take that long to get anywhere either.
Getting Kohl's might help the mall a bit but I wouldn't get too excited about a TJ Maxx.
That area around lincoln way between grand and duff is getting really gritty.
If you don't see the declines going on in Ames then you need to get away for a while and come back. It just seems like, at least until recently, nothing is kept up and nothing new gets built except for apartments.
Also, although it seems that there aren't direct routes to anywhere in Ames, it doesn't take that long to get anywhere either.
I'm not admitting defeat because I think I could do it in 10, but I'll extend my statement to 15 minutes, that is enough to get anywhere.
A roundabout at 13th and Grand? That's a recipe for disaster.
A roundabout at State and Mortenson? Brilliant.
Extending Bloomington to I35 would also be awesome.
Anyone know how long Coldwater has been where it's at? Because it looks like Eminent Domain will be shutting it down in the next 20 years.
A roundabout at State and Mortenson? Brilliant.
Extending Bloomington to I35 would also be awesome.
Anyone know how long Coldwater has been where it's at? Because it looks like Eminent Domain will be shutting it down in the next 20 years.
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it can be done in 10. But if you're counting on doing it in 10, at 4PM? You're setting yourself up for failure.