Construction on the Ped Mall is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 30, Iowa City Senior Engineer Scott Sovers told the audience at Thursday’s public meeting on the Ped Mall Improvement Project.
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Final public meeting on Ped Mall improvements before construction starts will happen Thursday
There will be a meeting at the Iowa City Public Library on Thursday to update the public on the Pedestrian Mall Improvement Project, which is scheduled to break ground later this month.
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New free wi-fi network for the Ped Mall
The Ped Mall has a new free wi-fi service. The Iowa City Downtown District (ICDD) has partnered with Cedar Rapids-based ImOn Communications to provide free high-speed wireless internet access on the Ped Mall, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Iowa’s ‘stand your ground’ law will be tested following the jury verdict in the 2017 Ped Mall shooting
In a typical criminal trial, the announcement of the jury’s verdict is the most important moment. But the trial of Lamar Wilson for the deadly Aug. 27 shooting on Iowa City’s Ped Mall will be an exception. Because a post-conviction hearing will be the first test of Iowa’s “stand your ground” (SYG) law.
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Man who put up pro-white stickers on the Ped Mall identified
The Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) has confirmed that Jonathan Charles Koch was the man seen putting pro-white stickers on the Ped Mall during the Iowa City Women’s March on Jan. 20. After Little Village broke the news that someone in a hoodie had put “It’s Okay To Be White” stickers on Ped Mall property, […]
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Man puts up pro-white stickers on the Ped Mall during the Women’s March, then tries to hide in MERGE
Not everyone on the Ped Mall with a political message on Saturday morning was there to support the Iowa City Women’s March. There was also someone with plastering “It’s Okay To Be White” stickers on public property.
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Revised Ped Mall improvement plans highlight the history of Black Hawk Mini Park
History played a big role at the meeting on the future of Iowa City’s Ped Mall on Thursday night. At the first public meeting on the Pedestrian Mall Improvements Project in July, the focus was on engineering and structural improvements.
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New designs for the Ped Mall will be unveiled at a public meeting on Thursday
An update on plans for the improvements to Iowa City’s Ped Mall will be presented on Thursday evening at the Sheraton Hotel. The improvements are the next step in the Downtown and Pedestrian Mall Streetscape Plan that was approved by the city council in 2014.
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Tell Iowa City who should be honored on a new feature planned for the Ped Mall
Iowa City wants to know who its most prominent citizens are. Or were. And it wants to know by Nov. 1. As part of the Ped Mall improvement project, two walls will be installed to hide utility cabinets and transformers from public view. In addition to hiding ungainly bits of infrastructure, those walls are supposed to tell “the story of Iowa City.”
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Update: The new owner of the Ped Mall building that houses Revival and the Union Bar discusses immediate plans for the property
Revival clothing store and the Union Bar have a new landlord. On Thursday, the Tailwind Group bought the Ped Mall building that houses both businesses for $2.9 million.
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Public meeting on Ped Mall improvement plan reveals some new features and some fixes for old problems
New features and old problems were discussed at Friday night’s public meeting on Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall Improvement Program.
