Momentum Des Moines

Our next meet up is this Saturday, come join us to talk housing/transit and all things urbanism in Des Moines!

Our first meet up of 2026 is this Thursday! Join us for a casual social event to chat housing, transportation and all things urbanism in Des Moines! This event is free and open to the public..

We’ll be checking out Des Moines Athletic Club one of the newest additions to downtown hospitality scene!

Big thanks to everyone who came out for our 3rd annual Holiday Crawl! 🎄 🚌

This one was our biggest yet and we had a ton of fun! Also thank you to our drivers who delivered us safely to each destination in yet another bout of winter weather during our Holiday Crawl. ❄️

Stay tuned for more events in 2026 including a tour of th new DART network coming next summer.

Ride on!

Our 3rd annual Holiday Crawl is less than a month away! Join us for a festive outing celebrating public transit, small businesses and our advocacy community! 🎄🚌

Join us at DART Central to kick off the event or meet us along the route. We’ll be stopping at a variety of bars/restaurants but each stop includes a neighborhood with great coffee and shopping as well!

Less than a week until election day! Get out there and support our candidates to help make Des Moines a more livable, accessible and sustainable city for everyone!

Rob Barron for Des Moines City Council Ward 1

Josh Mandelbaum

Mike Simonson, Des Moines City Council

We are excited to announce our endorsements for Des Moines City Council 2025 races. Thank you to everyone who participates in helping to make our community a better place to live!

Join us tonight (Sept 11th) at Mars Cafe from 6:30pm-9pm for a celebration and social with other members of the community as we gear up for the November election

2025 Momentum DSM Endorsements

Ward 1: Rob Barron
Ward 3: Josh Mandelbaum
At Large: Mike Simonson

Join us on September 11th for our endorsement party for the 2025 Des Moines City Council races! This event is free and open to all with a suggested donation to support our advocacy work.

Happy new bus day to those who celebrate! showed off the new bus order today for the commission featuring 10x 40 foot, 4x 30 foot and 5x new paratransit buses. The first of these are scheduled to enter service on Wednesday August 6th so be on the lookout 👀

We had a great time at the re-launch meeting and bike ride social over to last night! Very excited to have another organization join our advocacy efforts to build a better Des Moines!

We have an exciting July meet up coming now! Join us at 6pm for the first meeting of the newly relaunched who will be a welcomed addition to the advocacy community here!

After the meeting ends at 7pm join us for a bike ride over to the for a social hour to round out the night.