Podcast: Car-Free Planning in DC & Key West

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Chris Hamilton joins GovLove to talk all about car-free transportation, planning and paradise. Chris is the Car-Free Key West program manager and former Transportation Bureau Chief for Commuter Services in Arlington County, VA. He shares how small investments in marketing can impact transportation use, the value of bike share and more.

June 6, 2017
GOVLOVE – A PODCAST ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
#129 Car-Free Planning in DC & Key West, FL with Chris Hamilton

Link to the page on the GovLove site: https://elgl.org/podcast-car-free-planning-in-dc-key-west/

GovLove named Chris to its 2017 Traeger Award winners for Top 100 Influencers in Local Government. He came in at #42.

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