Beaverdale residents hear redesign recommendations

Business Record (Des Moines), August, 2004 by Jim Pollock

Urban planner Marty Shukert drew a full house at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 2926 Beaver Ave., last week when he presented the final design recommendations for the Beaverdale neighborhood in northwestern Des Moines. Shukert, a principal of RDG Planning and Design, outlined a streetscaping plan, ideas for redeveloping the shopping area along the east side of Beaver Avenue and just south of Urbandale Avenue and several concepts for the four-acre site where Byron Rice Elementary School once stood.

The result of an 18-month process, the recommendations now go to the Beaverdale Neighborhood Association and the Beaverdale Business Coalition and then, if approved by those groups, to the Des Moines City Council.

While consulting with residents, a task force...