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As the snow piles up and winter seems like it will never end, there is a hidden lesson that can be learned before the snow melts. Snow can teach us were to create better public spaces and build more pedestrian friendly streets all while still protecting the integrity of vehicular traffic. If you are interested in learning more and adding a new word to your vocabulary, “Sneckdowns”, please read the following links.<\/p>\n

“Sneckdowns”<\/a> and Better Public Spaces<\/a><\/p>\n

John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation and infrastructure issues. He can be reached at jlamacchia@mml.org or 517-908-0303.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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