Leaf Vacuum Program Extended

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 3:05pm
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Streets and traffic engineering

After reviewing the extended weather forecast, the City is moving forward with plans to start a fifth pass of the City for leaf collection. The route order will remain the same starting with Route 5, proceeding in numerical order, and moving to Route 1 after Route 7.

Please keep in mind that continuation of the program is extremely weather dependent and could end at any time without completion of every route and is why we are now rotating the order of the routes annually.

Please also note that the leaf trucks are the plow trucks and the Streets Division needs time to...

Conversations on Diversity Lunch and Learn December 7

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 9:16am
Contact: 
Stefanie Bowers
Equity and Human Rights

Update: Professor Katrina M. Sanders will be unable to facilitate the discussion that day and the conversation will be led by Human Rights Commissioner Joe D. Coulter.

The City of Iowa City is hosting a Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 from noon to 1 p.m. in Emma J. Harvat Hall, 410 E. Washington Street. University of Iowa College of Education Professor Katrina M. Sanders will facilitate the discussion, which is designed to increase cultural competency by exploring race relations throughout American history.

The Conversations on Diversity series was implemented by...

Iowa City Leaf Vacuum Schedule November 26 – December 1, 2016

Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 8:26am
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Streets and traffic engineering

Please be advised, the leaf schedule will be updated daily and subject to change at any time. If you would like to receive schedule updates via e-mail, visit www.icgov.org/e-subscriptions and subscribe under “Service Notices.”

Please check back daily as schedule adjustments are extremely likely. We have been seeing more leaf piles out over the last week which, in turn, has been slowing down our progress. We are doing our best to estimate progress.

Please Note – We began the final leaf collection pass of the City on...

Downtown Iowa City - 200 block of Washington Street to reopen to one lane of traffic

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 12:08pm
Contact: 
Scott Sovers
Part of Downtown and Pedestrian Mall Streetscape Plan by Engineering

City crews are planning to open Washington Street to one lane of eastbound traffic between Dubuque and Linn Streets beginning Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016.

Washington Street is expected to reopen to full traffic in December 2016.

The upgrades and updates on Washington Street are part of the City’s larger Downtown and Pedestrian Mall Streetscape plan . All businesses on Washington Street are open during construction.

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Iowa City Leaf Vacuum Schedule November 22 – November 26, 2016

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 7:53am
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Streets and traffic engineering

Please be advised, the leaf schedule will be updated daily and subject to change at any time. If you would like to receive schedule updates via e-mail, visit www.icgov.org/e-subscriptions and subscribe under “Service Notices.”

Please check back daily as schedule adjustments are extremely likely. We have been seeing more leaf piles out over the last week which, in turn, has been slowing down our progress. We are doing our best to estimate progress.

Please Note – We began the final leaf collection pass of the City on...

Iowa City Update: Small Business Saturday, Thieves' Market, and Barn Dance

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 9:29am
Contact: 
Jack Brooks
Communications

Sleep in on Black Friday this year, and opt to save your holiday shopping for Small Business Saturday . Even though this event is a national campaign to support local businesses, it holds a special importance since 90% of Iowa City's stores are locally owned. Plus, The City of Iowa City is offering free parking in all Downtown Ramps and Street Meters on Small Business Saturday.

Another annual shopping event is just around the corner. The...

Iowa City Leaf Vacuum Schedule November 21 – November 25, 2016

Monday, November 21, 2016 - 8:43am
Contact: 
Toni Davis
Streets and traffic engineering

Please be advised, the leaf schedule will be updated daily and subject to change at any time. If you would like to receive schedule updates via e-mail, visit www.icgov.org/e-subscriptions and subscribe under “Service Notices.”

Please check back daily as schedule adjustments are extremely likely. We have been seeing more leaf piles out over the last week which, in turn, has been slowing down our progress. We are doing our best to estimate progress.

Please Note – We began the final leaf collection pass of the City on...

Iowa City Police Respond to Multiple Acts of BB Gun Vandalism

Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 9:42am
Communications

Over the past two days officers from the Iowa City Police Department have responded to approximately 35 Criminal Mischief reports involving BB Guns. Residents on the east and southeast side of Iowa City have reported vehicle windows being shot out, damage to their homes, and at least one person shot who received minor injury. Information was provided by victims and witnesses of suspect descriptions and vehicle. The witnesses and victims consistently described the vehicle with some unique identifiers.

On November 19, 2016 at approximately 6:42 p.m., Detectives from the Iowa City...

City of Iowa City releases its annual report on racial equity

Friday, November 18, 2016 - 11:59am
Contact: 
Stefanie Bowers
Equity and Human Rights

Iowa City’s Racial Equity Report provides data on the racial demographics of youth and adult interactions with law enforcement, City board and commission members, and City staff. The full report can be found at http://bit.ly/2fuF4R3

In June 2012, the City Council established the Diversity Committee, which was formulated to serve as an ad hoc council committee to review issues relating to diversity within the City organization. The committee reviewed the policies, practices and procedures within the Iowa City Police Department, Transportation...

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