Best of 2024: Rural America Has Non-Drivers, Too - Streetsblog USA
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"When I reflect on it now, I realize she probably drove off the road more than we knew about. Knowing how much she valued her independence, and how tough and determined she was to stay on the farm..."
"But missing the farm, she insisted on driving herself back and forth for visits. Thankfully, she was never in a serious crash or in a crash that involved another vehicle."
"In my work around the mobility needs of non-drivers, I often reflect on my grandma and the farm community where she lived and raised my dad..."
"But then in 1967, I-64 was built through land my family owned. It did not bisect the town, but the onramps were just a few short meters from the last house."
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