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By Mae Hanzlik, October 20, 2017
The National Complete Streets Coalition has been working on an exciting new project with Indiana communities along the border of Michigan, in a region known as “Michiana.” Together with the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), we are helping to bring together communities interested in Complete Streets to make the entire region safer and more convenient for everyone, no matter their age, ability, income, race, or how they choose to travel.
After conducting a competitive application process, MACOG and the Coalition selected three communities to receive a one-day workshop to help them learn how to design and build safer, more Complete Streets in their communities. This October, we traveled to Northern Indiana to deliver the workshops to MACOG staff and the winning local jurisdictions. The workshops provided an in-depth look at strategies to communicate, measure, and implement both regional and local Complete Streets policy.
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