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Oct 27
Oct 27, 20266:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Urbanist Book Club – Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places
The Windsor Apartments Community Room/Patio, 1148 63rd Street
Windsor Heights, Iowa 50324 United States

October 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Join us for our monthly conversation group. At this meeting we will be discussing the ideas and concepts presented in the book, Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places. Strong Des Moines View Organizer Website The Windsor Apartments Community Room/Patio 1148 63rd Street Windsor Heights,[…]

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