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Creating Creative Corridors: A Coalition Story

Submitted by: Shape Your World

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March 26, 2012

Blog submitted by Jennifer Kiger, Coordinator with the Creative Corridors Coalition

In 2005, NC DOT announced that that 11 bridges on a one-mile stretch of Business 40 in downtown Winston-Salem would be replaced or removed, A community engagement program determined the wishes of Winston-Salem residents, businesses, elected officials, and civic and political leaders who seized upon it as an opportunity to positively transform the most visible portion of the Winston-Salem landscape.

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