Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, for the year ended June 30, 2011

Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, for the year ended June 30, 2011

Cedar-Iowa River Rail Transit Project Feasibility Study, November 9, 2006

Five Seasons Transportation & Parking (FSTP) and the Johnson County Council of Governments (JCCOG) are interested in evaluating the feasibility of prospective passenger rail service(s) that would operate over existing trackage of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway Company (CRANDIC), seen below left, and/or the Iowa Interstate Railroad System (IAIS), seen below right, connecting Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the Amana Colonies. To perform the study, FSTP and JCCOG selected R.L. Banks & Associates, Inc. (RLBA) as Prime Contractors, HNTB Corporation (HNTB) and Snyder & Associates, Inc. (Snyder) as Subcontractors, hereafter Consultant Team. Both railroads participated in the study and contributed time and resources, as did many local government and civic organizations. The purpose of the study is to determine whether it is feasible to establish regularly scheduled passenger rail service and/or special event excursion rail service, in conjunction with the Five Seasons Transit system, Iowa City Transit, East Central Iowa Transit, Coralville Transit and the University of Iowa CAMBUS.

Feasibility Study on Proposed Amtrak service from Chicago, to Iowa City, Iowa via Quad Cities, December 5, 2007

Soon after the Illinois Department of Transportation (“Ill. DOT”) requested Amtrak to conduct a feasibility study on proposed Amtrak service between Chicago and the Illinois Quad Cities, the Iowa Department of Transportation (“Iowa DOT”) asked that the study be extended to Iowa City and later to Des Moines. This report examines the feasibility of extending service to Iowa City. The completed report for the proposed Chicago – Quad Cities’ service was delivered to Ill. DOT in early January 2008. It assumes a stand-alone train operation strictly within the State of Illinois and makes no reference to extending the service into the State of Iowa. Therefore, there is no discussion about potential cost sharing allocations for capital improvements or operating losses between the two states which will become a matter of future negotiations between the two jurisdictions. That being said, this report on extending the service to Iowa City is simply an addendum to the Quad Cities report and covers such topics as additional capital infrastructure improvements that would be required in Iowa, impacts on operating expenses, revised ridership and revenue projections, and the like. With one minor exception, the recommended level of capital improvements within Illinois will still be required if the service to Iowa City is initiated. It is thus important for the readers of this report to refer to the Illinois study for detailed information on that state’s portion of the route alternatives.

Agreed-upon procedures report of the Iowa Economic Development Authority for the quarter ended March 31, 2012

Agreed-upon procedures report of the Iowa Economic Development Authority for the quarter ended March 31, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Agricultural Development Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Agricultural Development Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Council Bluffs Airport Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Council Bluffs Airport Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Lottery Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Lottery Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Report on a special investigation of the Southwest Iowa Transit Agency for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Report on a special investigation of the Southwest Iowa Transit Agency for the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Water Pollution Control Works Financing Program and the Iowa Drinking Water Facilities Financing Program, joint programs of the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa Water Pollution Control Works Financing Program and the Iowa Drinking Water Facilities Financing Program, joint programs of the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2004

Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2005

Audit report on the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, Des Moines, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa State Fair Authority for the year ended October 31, 2012

Audit report on the Iowa State Fair Authority for the year ended October 31, 2012

Audit report on the Great River Regional Waste Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Audit report on the Great River Regional Waste Authority for the year ended June 30, 2012

Assessing the Costs for Hybrid versus Regular Transit Buses, October 2012

This technical brief summarizes information about the costs and benefits that have been attributed to use of hybrid transit buses as found in the literature. Results from a demonstration project that compared fuel economy and emissions for 12 hybrid buses and 7 control buses for the transit agency for Ames, Iowa and Iowa State University, CyRide, were also included.