City of Ames, IA

Reconstruction of the shared use path along the west side of Stange Road between 24th Street and Northridge Parkway will begin Friday, Aug. 16, weather permitting.

CyRide will implement a transition to a new real-time predictive bus service beginning the week of Monday, Aug. 19. During this time, MyRide technology will launch for public transit riders seeking information on the status of CyRide buses throughout the system.

The City of Ames Planning and Housing Department is facilitating community participation in the annual international “Chalk the Walks” event planned for Tuesday, Aug. 20. Residents are encouraged to participate by spreading positive messages and images in chalk at several public locations.

The fourth annual Rummage RAMPage, a community rummage sale designed to keep reusable items out of the waste stream, surpassed previous years in landfill diversion totals and proceeds generated.

The City of Ames Public Works Department will be patching concrete on Northwestern Avenue north of Sixth Street beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 13, weather permitting. The project is expected to be completed within four to five days.

The planning team for the City of Ames Comprehensive Plan will host a Public Open House and Design Studio from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, in the City Council Chambers of Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave. Participants will be asked to provide input and feedback.

Reconstruction of two east-west alleys in Downtown Ames will begin the week of August 12. The alleys affected are from Kellogg Avenue to Burnett Avenue between Main Street and Fifth Street, and from Duff Avenue to Douglas Avenue between Main Street and Fifth Street.

Work to replace the traffic signal at Lincoln Way and Hyland Avenue will begin on Monday, July 29. Although the intersection will remain open, there will be temporary lane closures that will cause delays.