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Help Franklin become more bikable and walkable

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

franklinShare ideas for making Franklin more pedestrian and cyclist friendly during a public input meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at First Presbyterian Church’s Tartan Hall. 

The town is currently developing a bicycle and pedestrian plan to guide future investments in facilities, which could include everything from expanded sidewalks to bike lanes to signs. A grant from the N.C. Department of Transportation is supporting the initiative, with matching contributions from the town. 

Input from people who live, work and play in Franklin will be important to coming up with a quality final product. If you can’t make the meeting there’s a survey at www.bikewalkfranklin.wordpress.com/about/survey. 828.524.2516.

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