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“A lot of us just want to build an environment where driving isn’t the only choice,” Yahalom said. “Because, as we’ve seen today, even though there are technically ways to walk or bike down Campbell or Johnsson, they’re not really feasible options. Our goal is to get students to know that alternatives can exist and to get the city government and university administration to take action on it.”

Herrig—a transportation engineer involved in Richardson’s Active Transportation Plan—hopes to focus on improving connectivity of bike, pedestrian and transit paths in the area. The walk-

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“I really appreciate walking with students who I can tell are very thoughtful,” Herrig said. “Y’all are not just bringing up issues, but you’re bringing up ideas also, and so that’s great, to be able to kind of talk about both … I love hearing the ideas, how proactive that is. To try to think of what’s a good solution to the problem I’m having and to be able to work on that together.”

Herrig said that he values community feedback’s use in getting a sense of future development and what needs to be done in both the short and long term.

While the date has not been announced, Richardson’s Active Transportation Plan will have an open house sometime in the fall. This event will be an open fo-

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