Michael Morain

mmorain@dmreg.com

Ever gotten lost in the skywalk? There’s an app for that.

The Polk County Information Technology Department's previously announced Des Moines Skywalk Navigation app is now up and running to help visitors and locals alike find their way through the four-mile maze of second-story walkways throughout downtown.

The mapping tool points out restaurants, bars, hotels, ATMs, and other points of interest — plus the sections of the skywalk that are closed for construction of the forthcoming 330-room convention center hotel.

The app is available for both Apple and Android smartphones. Just search for “skywalkdsm” and never again find yourselves among the “Skywalking Dead” that local playwright Robert John Ford (“Caucus! The Musical”) once imagined for his “Utopia” musical revue.

He set the lyrics to the tune from the Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian”:

"Cannot find a door to escape,

They panic, become delirious.

That’s when we attack (oh-WAY-oh),

Transforming then into one of us!

Are we zombies or mutant humans?

Hell no, hell no – oh Lord in hell, no.

We’re skywalking Iowans."

So download the app ... and run for your lives.