Delta Chapter of the Sierra Club (2023) Print

star-24px 2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Transportation Systems Change
This project will create a video to depict a typical day on local transit. It will organize community meetings with the aim of bringing residents who use the Baton Rouge area bus system together with its operators to improve service and increase ridership.

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