Plan for Compliance with the Paratransit Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, City of Muscatine Prepared by Bi-State regional Commission, January 1992

(1992) Plan for Compliance with the Paratransit Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, City of Muscatine Prepared by Bi-State regional Commission, January 1992. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

The City of Muscatine is a community of 22,881 located along the banks of the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa. The City has several commercial and industrial centers of its own and is centrally located between two major economic centers. To the northeast lies the Quad Cities metropolitan area, boasting a population base of over 200,000. To the northwest lies the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids corridor, which provides a combined total of over 150,000 residents. Muscatine has some unique social characteristics. The City has a Hispanic population percentage of 7.3% (based on the 1990 Census). This figure is significantly higher than most communities within the State of Iowa. Muscatine also has a fairly high percentage of citizens over 65 years of age. Approximately 13.4% of the community's population is over the age of 65.