    {"id":2879,"date":"2014-02-12T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2014-02-12T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T20:47:18","slug":"senate-transportation-committee-hears-complete-streets-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/02\/12\/senate-transportation-committee-hears-complete-streets-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Transportation Committee Hears Complete Streets Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week Suzanne Schulz, Director of Planning for the City of Grand Rapids, presented to the Senate Transportation Committee on complete streets.\u00a0 The League worked several years ago to pass legislation for complete streets, and it is a vital part of our policy platform to creating vibrant communities.<\/p>\n<p>We appreciate Suzanne&#8217;s continued education and advocacy regarding the importance of complete streets. 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