Originally published in Connect Savannah on Aug. 22, 2018.
LOCAL PROBLEMS and opportunities demand local solutions and initiatives. That’s one of the messages Ben Stone delivered to a gathering of 30 neighborhood leaders, government officials, and advocates Aug. 9 at Bull Street Labs.
Stone, director of arts and culture at Smart Growth America, and Emiko Atherton, director of the National Complete Streets Coalition, were invited to Savannah by Georgia Bikes, the statewide advocacy organization.
The meeting was designed to explore “the nexus between Complete Streets, creative placemaking, and designing culturally relevant places.”