Monthly Archives: July 2010
Barton predicts Food Lion store will be an oasis in a food desert
Tom Barton wrote about the new Food Lion supermarket, slated for construction on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, in his Savannah Morning News Column yesterday and reveals it was his first encounter with the concept of a food desert, which he describes as “an area where residents must travel vast distances to do their grocery … Continue reading
Categories: Economics, Food, Neighborhoods, Transportation
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Want to improve conditions for walking and cycling in Savannah? Have your say today!
What four words would you use to describe a community that is ideal for bicycling? What four words would you use to describe a community that is ideal for walking (or using a wheelchair)? You can provide the answers to these questions and others designed to solicit input for the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Non-motorized Transportation Plan. What … Continue reading
Categories: Advocacy, Government, Neighborhoods, Planning, Transportation
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