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Home My WebLink AboutParade/race/event street use planning guideParade/Race/Event Street UsePlanning Guide Notification: Following approval: You must inform local law enforcement and emergency services and provide them with course maps, detours and times. Iowa City Police 356-5275 Iowa City Fire 356-5260 Johnson County Sheriff 356-6020 Johnson County Ambulance 356-6012 Coralville Police 248-1800 Coralville Fire 248-1835 University Heights Police 337-6900 UI Campus Security 335-5022 If your event crosses/runs: On a State Highway, you must contact the Iowa DOT to request permission for closure, reroute, or temporary shutdown of that roadway. The DOT will require that you provide law enforcement at the appropriate intersections. Contact: Newman Abuissa Staff Maintenance Engineer Cedar Rapids Office 1-319-365-3558 If you cross any railroad tracks you must inform CRANDIC and/or the Iowa Interstate Railroad: Contact: CRANDIC 1-319-786-3636 Contact: Iowa Interstate Railroad 1-319-298-5433 If the event enters the downtown area, you must inform the inter-city/state bus lines. Contact: Iowa City Bus Depot 319-337-2127 For More Information: If the event is scheduled for a Sunday, we suggest notifying any area churches that may be affected. Notes: Contact: City of Iowa City Streets Division Office 319-356-5181 No legal requirement unless the group is over 25 people C�� I�� C�� DIVISION When your event requires the use of Iowa City streets, there will be planning and activities that your group will need to do before, during and following your event. This brochure is intended to help you find the appropriate assistance, information and referrals to guide you through this process. In general, streets are the least desirable place to hold public events. Diverting traffic safely can be a major undertaking. Early in the plan- ning stages you may want to ask: · Can the event be accommodated through the use of Iowa City’s trail system? · Can your event be accommodated by one of Iowa City’s parks? (See enclosed Trail Guide brochure). Contact: Parks & Recreation 319-356-5100 Planning the route for your event is very impor- tant to the safety of all participants. Your event may require special signage, barricades, equip- ment, traffic control and notification to affected agencies, for which your organization will be responsible. The “Citizen’s Guide to Use of Public Property” can be obtained on-line at www.icgov.org/ publicuse or at the city Manager’s office: Contact: Adam Bentley 319-356-5010 When you apply for a permit, your information will be sent to various city departments to review for conflicts and make recommendations. (See “Citizen’s Guide to Use of Public Property” for application deadlines). Introduction:Resources: Devices Rental: Barricades/Signs/Traffic Cones: Beeline Corp., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1-319-366-5650 Feslers, Inc., North Liberty, Iowa 319-626-6520 Tri-State Signing, Des Moines, Iowa 1-800-499-3136 United Rentals Highway Technologies Des Moines, Iowa 515-264-1490 Iowa City Streets Division has a limited amount of equipment that may be available for public use. Contact: John Sobaski 319-356-5182 Two-Way Radio Equipment: CEC, Iowa City 319-338-1281 Traffic Safety Vests: Aero Rental Iowa City 319-338-9711 P.A./Sound Reinforcement: Big Ten Rental, Iowa City 319-337-7368 Please note that you will make your own arrange- ments for any traffic plan, barricading, flagging, placing and maintaining of no parking signs, safety gear, traffic control, affected agency notifi- cation or law enforcement needs your event may require. · No Parking signs must be placed 48 hours PRIOR to the event and/or 48 hours prior to towing. Towing of cars and placement of No Parking signs must be approved by the city. · No Parking signs and towing approval can be obtained from the city Parking Division. Contact: Chris O’Brien 319-356-5094 Any intersection that is controlled by traffic lights must have a law enforcement officer present to control traffic. Any intersection that is controlled by stop signs or yield signs should have personnel trained in traf- fic control and outfitted with wands and reflective type vests. Any intersection that is uncontrolled should also have personnel trained in traffic control and out- fitted with wands and reflective type vests. Iowa City Streets Division has available a general traffic control instruction sheet that can be photo- copied and distributed for your organization’s use. Route Planning: Advanced Traffic Control, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1-319-396-5269 Beeline Corp., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1-319-366-5650 No legal requirement unless the group is over 25 people Applying for a Permit: