DES MOINES, Iowa — Even with more than 70 public spaces under his direction, Des Moines Parks and Rec chief, Ben Page, brought us up to date with six high-profile projects in a matter of minutes, Thursday.
Let’s start in the southeast corner of the city, where the tunnel under Army Post Road is complete, and the Karris-Kaul Trail bike trail is open for business.
“You can be in the heart of Des Moines, down by Principal Park,” Page says, “and you could right all the way to Carlisle and then Indianola without getting off of this trail.”…