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Railroad Abandonment Could Fix 73rd Street | Des Moines News
After ten years of stalled progress, Windsor Heights may finally get safe pedestrian access on 73rd Street — thanks to a railroad company’s move to abandon its tracks. This long-neglected corridor, vital for connecting neighborhoods and shopping hubs like Walmart and Hy-Vee, currently forces walkers onto dangerous streets or tracks. City leaders are now eyeing a “road diet” or a new trail to replace broken sidewalks — and with the railroad’s departure, they might even fix a hazardous road curve. This could be the breakthrough that turns a decades-old safety nightmare into a walkable, livable…
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