Imagine Ankeny

03/25/2025

Come have some fun!

Our April meet up is going to be a special one! We’re partnering with on some urbanism board games related to transportation and infrastructure! 🚌 🚆 🏙️

Join us April 17th at for a special edition of cocktails and cardboard, it’ll be a fun night!

03/25/2025

By chance, I met the person behind Bike Ankeny at the city's South Ankeny Blvd open house tonight. Nice to meet someone invested in imagining a city for all road users. Give the page a follow if you're not familiar - or if you want advice on how to get where you're going by bike!

08/02/2024

Let's keep building infrastructure that makes it difficult to NOT watch out for bikes and other road users

More and more Iowa cities are becoming bicycle-friendly and adding bike lanes to roads. Let's all watch out for each other and be safe out there!

07/12/2024

As a society, we've put all our eggs in one transportation basket for decades, and now we're car dependent. But not everyone can drive a car. As the negative effects on accessibility, public health, pollution, financial burden, infrastructure sustainability, mental health, community identity, etc. become more obvious, we need to give ourselves other options.

Why should we transform transportation into a culture of options?

Check out our latest blog guest post, an Op-Ed in the Urbanist by author and advocate, Anna Zivarts. In a heartfelt letter to her mom, Zivarts reveals the daily challenges faced by involuntary nondrivers and the need for communities designed for everyone ✨

Read her inspiring letter and learn more about the Week Without Driving. 🔗 in bio 💫

07/12/2024

Sorry for the long hiatus! Should've known better than to start this movement right after having a baby. Any preferences for a date to get together this month? The 20th? Or a weekday?

07/12/2024

Financial benefits are only part of the benefits of better urban form and the strong towns approach, but it's a big one.

Most cities are way too attached to big, debt-backed projects. City officials, it's time to take a hard look at your cities' finances and start working within your actual means.

06/01/2024

Great video here on how our values shape our traffic outcomes (among other things like health, happiness, and finances).

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