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Urbandale staff pitches $36 million downtown infrastructure plan to prime private redevelopment
Summary
City staff told council the Downtown Urbandale master plan has momentum and recommended a $36 million CIP allocation to fund initial infrastructure — pavement markings, preliminary engineering and plaza work — intended to leverage private investment and spur mixed-use redevelopment.
City staff presented the Capital Improvements Plan update that includes a major push to implement the Downtown Urbandale master plan and seed private redevelopment. Aaron and John said the city has bought and contracted for strategic parcels and wants to proceed with targeted infrastructure so private developers will follow. "We've made two major purchases and one under contract to really get the middle of the big block going," Aaron said, describing city efforts to create a market-ready core.
Staff framed the package as catalytic: initial work in 2026 would fund pavement markings…
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