Local Motion Movement Building 1.17.2012 Part 1
Transportation and economic opportunities have always been closely linked together. What are the impacts, positive and negative, a train system can have on a community? Residents of Harrison are combating the state's desire to build open rail train storage in their neighborhood instead of installing an LRT route. This will directly affect job opportunities, the environment, and access to transportation. Maren McDonell, President of the Harrison Neighborhood Association and Joan Vanhala, Coalition Organizer for the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability join Headwaters' Monica Byrand to discuss "connecting the unconnected".