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August 21, 2019
REGIONAL WATER TRAILS PROJECT CELEBRATES FIRST COMPLETED ACCESS POINT IN JOHNSTON JOHNSTON, Iowa – The City of Johnston and the Central Iowa Water Trails Incubator have celebrated the opening of the first access point for the regional project. The new carry-down access point on Beaver Creek, located on NW 70th Street, just east of NW [...]

June 16, 2019
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Improving Des Moines-area waterways could bring in more than $100 million to the regional economy, according to a new study. KCCI reported last summer about plans to transform waterways, and now the numbers show the plans would more than pay for themselves. It was too cold Wednesday to take a [...]

June 16, 2019
Capital Crossroads today announces the creation of the Central Iowa Water Trails Incubator, a regional public-private partnership for the purpose of implementing the plan for 150 miles of water trails throughout Central Iowa. The Central Iowa Water Trails Incubator will be led by a board of directors comprised of business, non-profit and government leaders; a [...]