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Summary of Strategic Plans: A Review of Des Moines’ Capital Core
1990-2011
March 2012
DES MOINES STRATEGIC PLANNING HISTORY DES MOINES VISION PLAN
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MAJOR PROJECTS TASK FORCE 1998
PROJECT DESTINY 2003
WHAT’S NEXT, DOWNTOWN?
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CAPITAL CROSSROADS 2011
PURPOSE:Create a framework for development in Des Moines. Rather than a dense plan, Des Moines Vision became a model –an actual, physical model
PURPOSE:With the Des Moines Vision Plan completed, the Major Projects Task Force worked to define the scope of projects, prioritize and make recommendations to redefine Des Moines through the best, do-able amenities to:• Improve quality of life• Create economic value• Attract people downtown• Enhance image of Greater
Des Moines
PURPOSE:Advance collaboration across Greater Des Moines and improve culture and the arts, quality of life and recreational trails
Follow up to the 1993 Project 21, a groundbreaking program that introduced target industries, solidified economic development efforts on a regional basis, and introduced public policy initiatives to advance economic development
PURPOSE:Update downtown plan,identify future downtown opportunities and develop strategies that build synergy and linkage between downtown amenities. Increase momentum for downtown investment.
PURPOSE:A vision for Central Iowa with:• A thriving economy and
downtown core• Talented people of greater
prosperity and wellness• Safe, diverse
neighborhoods• Renowned bio-science
corridor• Rich and accessible
cultural community• Excellence in education• Stewardship of natural
resources in a clean and sustainable environment
• Regional cooperation
RECOMMENDATIONS:• No airtight plan, rather
“moments of brilliance” throughout the community
• A lake along Fleur Drive that provides a dramatic welcome to the community
• A downtown green space and garden
• Shaping the city around the rivers
• Terraces from the rivers to extend buildings to the water
• A gateway west as a front door to downtown
• Opening the skywalk system to group level access points
• Downtown housing along the rivers, Court Avenue and throughout, with the Hillside Neighborhood used as a model
• An eastern gateway: “Red Brick City”
• A parkway around downtown
RECOMMENDATIONS:• Build a downtown
neighborhood by developing 2,000 units in the next 10 years
• Expand an entertainment center on Court Avenue
• Public events center• Crown jewel projects – a
group of projects• World Food Prize• Downtown learning
center• Gateways east and west• Grays Lake• Riverfront – walkways,
bikeways, landscaping, bridge enhancements, events
• Priority 1 amenities:• Iowa Hall of Pride• Grays Lake• Children’s
museum/Science Ctr
RECOMMENDATIONS:• Project 21 identified target industries, insurance and
annuity legislative changes and regional funding and cooperation for economic development
• Pass 1c sales tax to decrease property tax and fund amenities
• Focus on downtown as a center of unique interest
• Enhance quality of life amenities
• Riverfront development• Public art throughout
downtown• Enhance trail system• Create regional /
cooperative facilities• Support completion of
Jordan Creek Mall• Streamline local government• Human resources
improvement with an emphasis on early childhood development
RECOMMENDATIONS:• Develop Walnut St. as a
major development spine to connect downtown from the Capitol to 15th St.
• Remove transit, bus-only use of Walnut and return it to an urban street
• Update skywalks• Create more access
between skywalk & street levels
• Improve street level through beautification and enhanced experience
• Green downtown, including further development of trail and bike lane system
• Leverage new & existing housing to create urban neighborhoods
• Infill key sites to create a cohesive, walkable downtown
CAPITAL CORE RECOMMENDATIONS:• Proceed with
refurbishments to key downtown infrastructure
• Foster downtown economic development
• Continue development of downtown neighborhoods
• Promote downtown’s unique work life advantages
• Renew neighborhoods through catalysts for development and revitalization
• Enhance the capacity and tools enabling property owners to upgrade their homes
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RESULTS:• Gray’s Lake facts• Riverwalk announcement• Western Gateway • Housing growth -Brown Camp Lofts
-Water St. Condos-Vine St. Lofts
• East Village• Capital Terraces• ML King Jr. Parkway
RESULTS:• Expanded Court Avenue
district• Wells Fargo Arena, HyVee
Hall, Vets Remodel• World Food Prize• Pappajohn downtown
learning center• Gateways east and west• Grays Lake• Principal Riverwalk• Iowa Hall of Pride• Science Center• New Housing units
RESULTS:• Communities agreed to
join together for tax increase and collaboration
• Sales tax increase did not pass in ballot initiative
• Downtown development –support by Partnership
• Bravo Greater Des Moines• Downtown safety and
beautification – SSMID • Fleur Drive beautification• Riverwalk progress• Robert D. Ray Asian Garden• Pappajohn Sculpture Garden • Trail update• Regional facilities – Bravo• Completed Jordan Creek • Focus on early childhood
development
RESULTS:• DART Central Station and
Transit progress• Skywalk update• Eco core• Bike lane on Ingersoll, bike
racks, bike sharing• D-Line Downtown Shuttle
In progress:• Nollen Plaza• Continued Skywalk
improvement• Botanical Garden• Riverwalk completion• Bus rapid transit loop
(downtown-Ingersoll-42nd St-University)
• Walnut St. redesign
Downtown Housing/NeighborhoodsIn the decade of the 1990’s, community leaders identified downtown housing as a goal, but it seemed a distant goal. Developers were not flocking downtown and found abundant land and lower prices. Without a plan and support, downtown housing would remain elusive. The Major Projects Task Force identified a concrete goal: 2,000 units in the next decade. With focus came success. From 2001 to 2011, 4,536 units with an investment of approximately $500 million have been completed. More than 8,000 residents now make their home in downtown neighborhoods.
Commercial Development & InfrastructureEmphasis on commercial development in the downtown core has resulted in roughly 100 projects in the past decade, with an estimated cost of nearly $1 billion. And public infrastructure investment to support development is valued at more than $1 billion.
Public ArtDes Moines has long understood the value of public art, well beyond the aesthetic. There is a surprising investment in public art for a city of our size, the long tradition of world-class art and facilities include the Des Moines Art Center, Oldenburg and Van Bruggen’s Crusoe Umbrella and Greenwood Park’s major work by Mary Miss. The Iowa State Capitol grounds includes an impressive collection of sculpture. And corporations inDes Moines hold significant collections as a means of inspiring employees to greater creativity.
Modern day strategic plans for the community emphasized the importance of public art in creating a world-class city. The Des Moines Art Center and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation work to place public art throughout our city. The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park is unlike any other sculpture park and elevated public art to a new level . Coupling the caliber of art with innovative landscape design, the park draws art lovers from across the country. Every civic project now includes public art in its vision. The Principal Riverwalk holds two major public art works. The planned renovation of Nollen Plaza and the new Botanical Gardens include impressive art pieces in their plans.
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Principal Park
Expansion and renovation ($6.2 million investment) with new picnic area, new seating, riverfront plaza, scoreboard update and connection to Meredith Trail and the Principal Riverwalk.
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Gray’s Lake
Gray's Lake Park is the premier park in Central Iowa! New features and amenities have been added with a lighted, two-mile trail encircling the lake connected by a 1/4 mile pedestrian bridge. The bridge is well lit offering a beautiful site from Fleur Drive. A boat rental facility at the southwest corner of the lake, and other new amenities include public rest rooms, concessions, shoreline improvements, landscaping, road extension, and new parking. The nearly 17 acre park hosts 1 million visitors each year.
Amenities Overview
Fleur Drive Beautification
Operation Downtown Operation Downtown is a Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID). It is responsible for ensuring that downtown Des Moines remains safe, clean and beautiful.
Western Gateway
Western Gateway Park is the heart of the new mixed use district, located on 13 acres from 10th Street to 15th Street between Grand and Locust. It incorporates a concept of a mix of green space and buildings, private and public spaces, and old and new, it includes the following: Des Moines Central Library, Pappajohn Higher Education Center, Arlington-Hallet Apartments, and the Temple for the Performing Arts. New businesses include Americana Restaurant, Flynn Wright, Microsoft, Proof Restaurant, Flour Pizza, Smokey D’s Barbeque, and Jimmy John’s. Western Gateway Park is a memorable entry into downtown as well as an attraction for the entire community. Adjacent to the park is the headquarters of Allied/Nationwide. Approximately $24 million in land acquisition, park improvements, and streetscape sparked our $500 million in private investment.
Temple for Performing Arts Rehabilitation of the historic 1910 Masonic Temple with ground floor retail and upper floors for performing arts. The Temple was completed with a $7.5 million investment.
Pappajohn Sculpture Garden The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park includes 27 works of art, valued at over $40 million, by twenty-two artists; many considered masters of modern and contemporary art. The 4.4 acre park, located in Des Moines’ Western Gateway is a collaborative effort of the Pappajohns, the City of Des Moines, the Des Moines Art Center and many corporate donors. The Pappajohns’ contribution includes works by Louise Bourgeois, Deborah Butterfield, Ellsworth Kelly, Willem de Kooning, Tony Smith, Mark di Suvero, Richard Serra, Barry Flanagan, Gary Hume, Sol LeWitt, and Jaume Plensa, among others.
Pappajohn Education Center The vision for the Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative began in 1998 when a task force identified a need for continuing education geared toward the Des Moines business community. John and Mary Pappajohn helped to realize this goal with the center that originally included Simpson College, Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa, The University of Iowa, Grand View College, Drake University, John Pappajohn of Equity Dynamics, The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Des Moines Public Schools. With a capital investment of $7.5 million, the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center was acquired by The University of Iowa in August 2008 and offers course leading to both certificates and degrees.
Des Moines Public Library
The new $37.3 million Central Library designed by British architect David Chipperfield includes a green roof, meeting rooms, café and underground parking.
Science Center of Iowa
The science center features an IMAX theater, café, pre-school and state of the art traveling exhibits. Investment: $60+ million.
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Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens
The $1.2 million Asian Gardens with Chinese pagoda on the east side of the river.
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The Principal Riverwalk A 1.2 mile looping trail with plazas, promenades, bridges and other amenities on the Des Moines River’s east and west banks that unites more than 200 miles of trails in Central Iowa. The project includes:
Union Bridge pedestrian bridge Long Look garden Hansen Triangle Brenton Ice Skating Plaza Pedestrian bridge
World Food Prize
THE WORLD FOOD PRIZE is the foremost international award recognizing -- without regard to race, religion, nationality, or political beliefs -- the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. Since its founding in 1986, the World Food Prize has honored outstanding individuals who have made vital contributions to improving the quality, quantity, or availability of food throughout the world. Laureates have been recognized from countries around the world, including Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Cuba, Denmark, Ethiopia, India, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United Nations and the United States. Located in the restored 110-year old former Des Moines Public Library as a result of a capital investment of $30 million. The building is LEED Certified.
Court Avenue Entertainment District, including the Farmer’s Market Investment in housing, bars, restaurants, entertainment venues and a refreshed streetscape totals nearly $30 million in this burgeoning nightlife hub. The May-October Farmer’s Market draws in 20,000 to Court Avenue each Saturday morning.
Wells Fargo Arena, Hy-Vee Hall, Veterans Auditorium, Iowa Hall of Pride
The Wells Fargo Arena includes 16,000 seats with the adjacent 100,000 square foot Hy-Vee Hall exhibit space. Investment: nearly $260 million. Veterans Auditorium: The $42,750,000 rebuild incudes more than 200,000 square feet with a nearly 29k foot ballroom, 2 board rooms and 25 meeting rooms.
Bravo Greater Des Moines Bravo Greater Des Moines Regional Arts Council (Bravo) is committed to strengthening the metro area's arts and cultural community as a key element of a world-class quality of life. Bravo provides a collaborative focus to nurture and grow the arts by increasing funding through public and private sources.
Jordan Creek Town Center The 2 million square foot Jordan Creek Town Center features two levels of shopping and entertainment in Central Iowa. The Shopping District is a two level enclosed shopping center featuring a dynamic combination of upscale fashion and lifestyle retailers in a streetscape design. The Lake District highlights a 3.5 acre lake surrounded by bike trails, pedestrian walkways, and a boardwalk offering waterfront dining, a hotel and amphitheater.
East Village A $2.8 million investment in a 6-block streetscape along E. Locust Street between the State Capitol and the Des Moines River spurred nearly $100 million in mixed use development with thriving independent restaurants and retail and housing.
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DART Central Station - A new transit hub to replace the Walnut Street Transit Mall includes a $21 million budget for the facility and will include an enclosed ticket and waiting area, covered secure platforms, and public art. The move allows for the redevelopment of Walnut Street.
Botanical Center Nollen Plaza
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HOUSING PROJECTS
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HOUSING PROJECTS
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HOUSING PROJECTSCOMPLETED PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
Riverpoint West Liberty Building 29 e5w West End Lofts
2 Mowitz Apartments Equitable Building 30 East Court Village Rocket Transfer Building
3 Alchemilla Rowhouses Kirkwood Hotel 31 Algonquin, Alegre & Amalfi Condos Crane Building
4 Olive St. Lofts Court Ave Housing; Court Ave Lofts; Market Place Lofts; 4th St. Condos
32 Village Place Capitol Village Lofts
5 Ingersoll Square White Line Lofts 33 E300 47 Stockbridge
6 Gateway Lofts Rumely Building 34 Hawkeye Transfer/AP Lofts Des Moines Building
7 Woodland Ave Brickstones Brownstones on Grand 35 Vine Street Lofts Brewery Building
8 Arlington/Hallet Building Metro Lofts L&L Insulation Building
9 Mulberry Lofts Water Street Brownstones/Vine Street Lofts
Sealy Mattress Building
10 10th St Lofts Tone Building Lofts 38 Browncamp Lofts
11 111 city Lofts Fleming Building 4th Street Condos
12 Hubbell Tower East Village Square Oxford Court
13 Hawthorn Hill Soho Development Park Place Condos
Younkers Capitol Park Lofts/McCoy Building Studio Building
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COMMERCIAL PROJECTSCOMPLETED PROJECTS IN PROGRESS
Fitch Building Midland Office Building Teachout Building Law offices
Methodist Hospital – Cardiovascular Center Vaudeville Mews Hohberger Builindg Smokey Row Coffee Shop
1300 Walnut St 4th & Market/Science Center Ramp Gung Foo Tea Iowa Association of Community Colleges
Nationwide Corporation Hessen Haus Scandia Building Green & Main
Nationwide Gateway Campus Expansion Kenyon Building 601 East Locust Street Office
Building Hyatt Place Hotel
Davis Brown Tower 510 3rd St HealthCare South Surgery Center East Village Square
Wells Fargo Expansion Mercy College of Health Sciences In Play Soho Development
Wells Fargo Corporation Mercy Hospital Gateway Market
EMC Parking Garage Mercy Plaza Wellmark
Temple for Performing Arts Office Building Iowa Bar Association
Suites of 800 Locust Hotel 300 East Locust Office Building Principal Financial Day Care Facility/Parking Ramp
Partnership Building Des Moines Police Credit Union Marriott Hotel
6th & Grand Parking Ramp Two Rivers Marketing 1717 Ingersoll
Project Invision Basil Prosperi’s Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop
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PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE Project Description Est. Cost Start - Status Woodland Ave from 13th –19th Streets Installation of traffic calming modifications at intersections $195,000 2004 - Completed
11th –12th & 15th Street Corridors from MLK
Improvements to the 15th St. corridor from MLK Jr. Pkwy to Ingersoll Ave. & connector from MLK Jr. Pkwy at 11th -12th Sts. to Cherry St. intersection. $6 million 2002 - Completed
15th St. Medians from Woodland Ave. to Crocker St.
Installation of landscaped center median and provision of left-turn lanes $.5 million Completed
10th/12th Sts from Keo Way to Pleasant Sts. Improvements Improve circulation from western downtown $.5 million 2007 – Completed Powell Way Improvements Improve Watson Powell Way from 2nd Ave. to 7th St. $.5 million 2002 – Completed
Skywalk System Expansion EMC Headquarters to Wells Fargo to Hotel Fort Des Moines to Allied/Nationwide $6.3 million Completed
I-235 Reconstruction Renovation and upgrade of 40 year-old interstate $469 million 2002 – Completed
Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway Central Business District Loop roadway from SW 2nd St. to Fleur Dr. $130.5 million 2000 – Completed
3rd St. Re-alignment Reconstruction of 3rd St. to provide for Iowa Events Center $2.03 million 2003 – Completed
8th & Mulberry Parking Garage Reconstruction and expansion of the public parking garage at 8th & Mulberry $12.8 million 2004 – Completed
Watson Powell Way from 2nd –7th Sts. Conversion to two-way street $230,000 2002 – Completed
East Locust Streetscape New streetscape, light fixtures and street trees from Des Moines River to Capitol area $2.8 million Summer 2002
SE Connector Connects MLK Parkway to SE 14th St. (US Highways 65 & 69) $50 million 2009 – Completed
DART Central Station 6th & Cherry
Transit hub to replace Walnut Street Transit Mall. With enclosed ticket and waiting area and covered secure platforms. $21 million In process
Central Academy 19th & Grand
Renovation of former office building for academic program for grades 8-12 students with exceptional abilities.
Central Iowa Shelter & Svc
Construction of a new shelter with additional space for services for homeless adults, served regardless of physical or emotional condition. $15 million In process
YMCA Supportive Housing New construction of 140 units with supportive services $9 million Completed
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines CITY OF DES MOINES
DES MOINES – EAST STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX Capitol Building – Interior
Edwin Blashfield Westward, 1905 Mural Frederick Dielmann Six Mosaics: Defense, Charities, Executive Branch of Government, Legislative Branch of Government, Judiciary, and Education Kenyon Cox Rotunda Lunettes: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture, the Forge, Commerce, Education, Science, and Art Capitol Building – Exterior Fred Torrey Lincoln and Tad Monument Bronze Capitol Building-West Side Karl Gerhardt Pioneer Statuary Group Bronze East 9th, west of the Capitol Building Alexander Doyle Buffalo Head Drinking Fountain (part of Pioneer Statuary Group) Bronze East 9th, west of the Capitol Building
Capitol Complex Ronald Bladen Cosmic Seed, 1978 Stainless and painted steel Art in State Buildings Program Wallace State Office Building East 9th and Grand Ave Michael Stutz Monument to Iowa Workers, 2008 Bronze Iowa Workforce Development State Office Building East 9th and Grand Ave Tom Stancliffe Freedom Flame, World War II Memorial Stainless steel Grimes State Office Building, west side, East 13th Street Harriet A. Ketcham Soldiers’ and Sailor’s Monument, 1890, dedicated 1945 East Walnut, south of the Capitol Building Evelyn B. Longman Allison Monument East Walnut, south of the Capitol Building Korean Memorial East Walnut, southeast of the Capitol Building Vietnam War Memorial East Walnut, southeast of the Capitol Building Japanese Bell and Bell House, 1962 Court Avenue, south of the Judicial Building Memorial Bench, 1967 Court Avenue, south of the Judicial Building
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines CITY OF DES MOINES, CONTINUED
Luther Utterback Five Stones and a Ginko Tree, 1977-78 Five limestones, 1 Gingko tree Hoover State Office Building East 13th and Walnut Marc Moulton The Pinnacle Steel and stone Grimes State Office Building SE 14th Street David B. Dahlquist Hand and Land: Fingerprint, 2007 Painted steel, light, glass Public Safety Building, East 7th and Court Ave Fritz Melzer Judicial Building Murals Columbia (Main floor south of rotunda Justice (Main floor west of rotunda) Ceres (Main floor, far west conference room) Justice and Peace (4th floor courtroom) Six small murals (Child With Wheat, Child Shearing Sheep, Child with Plow, Child Making Beehive, Child with Hammer and Sycthe, Child Harvesting Potatoes Judicial Building East Court Avenue and East 12th Street DES MOINES – EAST IOWA STATE FAIR David B. Dahlquist Iowa Made: By Land and Hand (Diego Riveria meets Grant Wood) Ceramic mural Varied Industries Building
DOWNTOWN - EAST VILLAGE Cork Marcheski Plains Aurora, 1986, 2006 Illuminated glass block structure State Historical Building, East 6th and Locust Shirley Wyrick Critical Juncture / Greenfield, 1986, 2006 Bronze, stainless steel and plants State Historical Building, East 6th and Locust Chaden Halfhil Reclaiming Ground, 2003 Concrete and natural materials Metro Waste Authority, East 3rd and Locust PUBLIC BIKE RACKS Tim Adams, 2005 - East Locust and 7th Street Rob and Clare Robinson, 2005 - East Locust and 6th Street Heather Watchendorf - Prairie Fire, 2005, East Locust and 6th Street Jamie Malloy, 2006 - East 5th Street and Locust Genus, 2006 - East Locust and 4th Street Sherrie Than - Sprocket, 2005, East Locust and 4th Street Michael Kleene - The Cycle, 2005, East Locust and 2nd Street Eleanor Kahn - Adagio, 2005, East Locust and Robert D. Ray Drive Tim Britton, 2006 - East Grand and 6th Street Rebecca Ekstrand, 2006 - East Grand and 6th Street
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines DOWNTOWN – THE PRINCIPAL RIVERWALK Michael Pavlovsky Column of Change Future donation, location to be determined Sally Vagliano Pettus Quantum Leaf, 2007 Bronze Hansen Triangle, 2nd and Grand Grand and 2nd Avenue Joel Shapiro Untitled, 2001-03 Bronze Des Moines City Hall, west plaza East Grand and Robert D. Ray Drive Doug Shelton Police Mural Wall mural Des Moines Police Station (interior) 25 East First Street Stan Hess? Mural –Title? Riverfront Family YMCA (exterior, north side) Grand Avenue and 1st Street DOWNTOWN - NOLLEN PLAZA / COURT AVENUE Claus Oldenburg Crusoe Umbrella, 1979 Painted metal Nollen Plaza 3rd and Locust
DOWNTOWN - NOLLEN PLAZA / COURT AVENUE, continued Doug Shelton 2 Murals – Titles? Painted mural Kirkwood Hotel (interior) 4th & Walnut Polk County Courthouse (interior) 500 Mulberry Street 28 Grotesque Gargoyle Faced Keystones Charles Cummings Departure of the Indians from Fort Des Moines Mural, 1914 Bert Phillips The Indian in His Natural State, 1914 Mural Edward Simmons Presenting the Flag, 1912 Mural Douglas Volk’ The Coming of the White Man, 1913 Mural
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines DOWNTOWN - MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PARKWAY James Ellwanger The Seam Galvanized steel, aluminum chip paint Principal Park, Iowa Cubs 350 SW 1st Street Jim Green Sound Installation Science Center of Iowa (interior) 4th and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Magas Harries and Lajos Heder The Big Questions Stone, natural materials integrated into plaza and site Science Center of Iowa 4th and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway Bruce Shapiro Ribbon Dancers Fabric, kinetic work Science Center of Iowa (interior) 4th and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway DOWNTOWN - Principal Financial Corporation* * pre-scheduled tour of art collection available upon request **Security screening required John Buck Three Generations, 1989* Painted bronze, acrylic, mixed media on canvas Principal Corporate 2 Lobby* Maya Lin A Shift in the Stream, 1997 Site integrated wall work that incorporates water and Wall integrated, glass, water Principal Corporate 4 Lobby*
DOWNTOWN - Principal Financial Corporation*, continued James Turrell Last Breath Installation (interior) Principal Corporate 2 Lobby* Terry Schoonhoven Dream Sequence, 1993 Mural 801 Grand DOWNTOWN - American Republic Insurance Company & Sculpture Park 6th and Watson Powell Jr. Arnaldo Pomodoro Sphere within a Sphere - Bronze American Republic Insurance Company Ivan Chermayeff Untitled - Painted metal American Republic Insurance Company 6th and Watson Powell Jr. Dale Eldred, 1969? Landscape Piece #1 - Wood and steel Jesus Bautista Granite Tree - Granite stone Arlie Regier Counterpoint – Steel Fletcher Benton Folded Circle Zig, Painted steel Peter Chinni Primavera II, Metal Interior Lobby
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines DOWNTOWN – WESTERN GATEWAY Grand Avenue and Locust Street from 10th to 15th Streets Meredith Corporation 1716 Locust Street Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Burgen Plantoir Painted steel Richard Hass Wall Mural Locust Corporation Headquarters Lobby** David B. Dahlquist Garden Tiles Meredith Test Garden Grand Ave and 12th Street Open Noon-2 pm, Fridays during May-October Des Moines Public Library 1100 Grand Avenue Siah Armajani Temple Chess & Poetry Garden, 2006 Wood, metal Edward Lee Hendricks West Winds, 1986 Stainless steel, kinetic John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center 1200 Grand Ave Sol LeWitt Drawing 1238, Worlds and Twirls “P” Interior mural
DOWNTOWN – WESTERN GATEWAY, continued John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park Jaume Plensa - Nomade Painted stainless steel Louise Bourgeois - Spider, 1997 Bronze Scott Burton - Untitled (Eight-Part Seating/Café Table I) Polished Absolute black granite and Deer Island granite Deborah Butterfield - Juno, 1989 Cast bronze Sir Anthony Caro - In the Morning, ca. 1950s Bronze Tony Cragg - Order, 1989 Cast bronze Willem de Kooning - Reclining Figure, 1969-82 Bronze Mark di Suvero - T8, 1985 Painted steel Barry Flanagan - Thinker on a Rock, 1997 Bronze Ellsworth Kelly - Untitled, 1986 Stainless steel Martin Puryear - Decoy, 1990 Cast iron Richard Serra - Five Plate Pentagon, 1986 Steel
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines DOWNTOWN – WESTERN GATEWAY, continued Joel Shapiro - Untitled, 1985 Bronze Judith Shea - Post Balzac, 1990 Cast bronze and stone Tony Smith - Marriage, 1961 Welded steel with black paint Tony Smith - We Lost, 1962 Steel painted black William Tucker - Gymnast III, 1985 Bronze Keith Haring - Untitled, 2010 Painted aluminum DOWNTOWN - WALNUT TRANSIT MALL Davis Brown Tower 10th and Walnut Stretch Des Moines Color Field, 2008 Wall media (interior work) JD Hansen Yesterday Bronze Employee Mutual Insurance Company (lobby) Mac Hornecker Prairie Wind, 1996 Steel
DOWNTOWN – MISC. LOCATIONS Anna Gaskell Hedge-Maze Site specific interactive artwork Iowa Events Center-Hy-Vee Hall 3rd and Park Street Barri Lester Puzzle of Life, 2006 Wall mural Pace Juvenile Center, 8th and Center Streets Christopher Bennett A Veteran's Prayer for Eternal Peace, Bronze Iowa Veterans Auditorium 5th and Park Street DES MOINES NEIGHBORHOODS Des Moines Northwest 5000 Franklin Ave Tom Gibbs - Obelisk, 1977 Painted steel Tom Gibbs - Broken from the Whole, 1977 Painted steel Glen Chamberlain and George Grooms - Two WPA Murals (interior stairways), 3010 Center St
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines DES MOINES NEIGHBORHOODS, continued Des Moines – Drake University Stuart Davis - Allée, 1955, Mural Olmsted Center - 30th and University James Rossatti – Untitled, Painted steel Fine Arts Building Des Moines West Des Moines Art Center Richard Serra - Standing Stones Grand Avenue Henry Moore - Three Way Piece #1 Bronze Bruce Nauman - Animal Pyramid, Bronze Grand Avenue Andy Goldsworthy - Three Carins, Stone Greenwood Park Mary Miss - Greenwood Pond: Double Site, 1989-1991 Greenwood Park Des Moines South Richard Hunt - Victory Victory, Stainless steel Fort Des Moines Museum & Education Center 75 East Army Post Road John Brommel – Untitled, Steel Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local 333 2501 Bell Avenue
ANKENY David B. Dahlquist Title? Motor Vehicle Licensing Facility Art in State Buildings Program Norie Sato Slides Painted and fused glass Iowa Laboratories Facility Art in State Buildings Program CLIVE Mac Hornecker Prairie Emergence, 2006 Steel and Ferroconcrete Country Club Marketplace Northwest 128th Street and University Ave URBANDALE David B. Dahlquist Paragon Prairie Tower 2008 Paragon Office Park 12400 Meredith Drive Mac Hornecker Hills, Fields, Wind and Rain Cor-ten steel and ferroconcrete Northpark Business Center
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Public Art in Greater Des Moines WEST DES MOINES Robert Craig - 2 works - title unknown Village of Ponderosa James Ellwanger – Groundbreaking, Steel Corporate? EP True Parkway and 35th St Mac Hornecker – River, Steel Farm Bureau Financial Services (lobby) 5400 University Ave Peter Marasco – Untitled, Concrete GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance Company 1111 Ashworth Road Shirley Wyrick - Title?, Cor-ten steel Regency West Office Park 50th and Westown Parkway
IN ADDITION: All the sculptures on the State Capitol grounds, including the 99-county stone map at the east end of Locust. James Ellwanger's "Shattering Silence" sculpture on the crest of the Supreme Court hill. The sculptural bike racks in the East Village. Sculptures at the Botanical Center. The Joel Shapiro sculpture on the west side of City Hall. The Sally Pettus’s Quantum Leaf sculpture/fountain on Grand Ave., just west of the river. The mosaic mural on the north side of the YMCA. The world-in-hands bronze sculpture on the west side of Vets. The Polk County history mural and James Ellwanger's baseball "seam" sculpture at Principal Park. Claes Oldenburg’s Crusoe Umbrella at Nollen Plaza. The sculpture garden at American Republic Insurance, at 6th Ave. and Watson Powell. The stone-carved grotesques on the Polk County Courthouse. The kids-on-swings mural just east of St. Paul's. Various artwork in Principal's buildings, including the sculptures in the ground-floor lobby of 801 Grand. Hefty sculptures in the ground-floor lobby of ING, visible from 10th and Grand. A red and black Picasso-designed tapestry in lobby of the older building of EMC, 8th and Mulberry. The rainbow-colored light installation by STRETCH in the lobby of the new Davis Brown Tower, facing the Hotel Fort Des Moines. The sculptural railings at the chess park between the Temple and the public library. "Les Vents" (The Winds), the kinetic sculpture just west of the public library. Sol LeWitt's rainbow mural in the Pappajohn Center (and his mural in the lobby of the Wells Fargo building at 9th and Walnut) The Pappajohn Sculpture Park Meredith's Plantoir, by Claes Oldenburg
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Greater Des Moines Partnership covers Central Iowa
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Regional Partnership Strength – A History
Affiliate organization formed; West Des Moines becomes first affiliate
Political action committee formalized; Small business effort focus; Business Education Alliance; Leadership programs
Greater Des Moines Partnership is formed
1971-2007 Over nearly four decades, 22 communities and 3 counties joined together to present one Greater Des Moines region Madison, Marshall,
Jasper counties; Newton, Grinnell join
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Forbes, 2012 Des Moines ranks #2 for “Best Cities for Jobs.” Forbes, 2011 Des Moines – West Des Moines ranks #1 as “Best Places for Young Professionals.” US News & World Report, 2011 Des Moines is the #1 richest metro in the nation. Forbes, 2011 Metro Des Moines ranks #2 for “Best Place for Business and Careers.” Time, 2011 Des Moines is the #1 city in the U.S. for home renters. MarketWatch, 2011 Ranked Des Moines #3 in the U.S. for business. Moody’s Economy, 2011 Des Moines is 16 percent below the national average cost for doing business. Kiplinger’s, 2010 Ranks Des Moines in the top ten at #7 as “Best Cities for the Next Decade.”
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THE WORLD HAS COME TO KNOW US
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GROWTH COMPARATIVES
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH TREND2001-2010
10-YEAR NET PERCENTAGE CHANGE
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
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GROWTH COMPARATIVES
POPULATION GROWTH2000-2010 DECENNIAL CENSUSES
SOURCE: UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU
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GROWTH COMPARATIVES
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT2001-2010
PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
OUR RESULTS TO DATE
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