Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation
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Complete Streets in Warsaw
The community of Warsaw now has a direct, safe, multi-modal route to the town of Winona Lake thanks to the Market Street project. Neighbors are now better connected to schools, three Market Street…
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Remaking Passenger Rail in Illinois
A project to increase speeds on the most popular Amtrak route in the Midwest has provided the Illinois Department of Transportation a unique opportunity to grow ridership, transform communities and improve quality of…
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Northwest Corridor Express Lanes Give Motorists Back Time in Their Day
The Georgia Department of Transportation and Atlanta-area commuters and motorists recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Northwest Corridor Express Lanes in northwest metro Atlanta by reflecting on the significant quality of life…
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GDOT Works to Meet Georgia’s Growing Rural Transit Needs
Seventy-nine-year-old April Kennedy lives alone. Most of the time she enjoys her independence, but every week she needs help getting to necessary appointments. Kennedy relies on a rural transit bus to provide round-trip…
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111-Year-Old Bridge Replaced in Just Five Months
The new Courtland Street Bridge opened in downtown Atlanta in 2018, just five months after the 111-year-old bridge it replaced had closed to traffic. This major thoroughfare, surrounded by the campus of Georgia…
