Major Street Report: Des Moines, IA, 1939

(1939) Major Street Report: Des Moines, IA, 1939. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

There are 643-miles of streets in Des Moines. Some constitute a heritage from the days of the horse and buggy. Many were given to the city by subdividers interested in gaining access to their lots. Some were created by the public at great cost to provide for the flood of automobiles that has descended upon the city in recent decades. Use of the automobile for local transportation can be expected to increase in the future. Although the number of cars will probably stabilize with the leveling off of the city's population, it will be necessary to develop wide and direct routes to accommodate these vehicles. These wide and direct routes will comprise the major street system and will provide for convenient and direct access from one section of the city to another.