THE BRAKE: Should Cities Train Their Own Transportation Advocates?
What if cities offered a crash course that got both groups speaking the same language — and in the process, transformed ordinary citizens into effective and well-informed transportation advocates?
By
Kea Wilson
6:14 PM CDT on April 26, 2022
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