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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFB_of_Georgia <nfb_of_georgia-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>JoAnn JohnsonJoAnn Johnson via NFB_of_Georgia<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 9, 2023 10:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfb_of_georgia@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> joann369@bellsouth.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB_of_Georgia] Ride Gwinnett is expanding in 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FYI!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='margin-right:3.5pt'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none'><img width=219 height=219 style='width:2.2812in;height:2.2812in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:~WRD4056.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=15 valign=top style='width:11.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;mso-ligatures:none'><img width=15 height=1 style='width:.1562in;height:.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:~WRD4056.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>Ride Gwinnett is expanding in 2023</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>Ride Gwinnett is expanding this year! We will be adding three new local routes that will serve Buford, Suwanee, Lilburn, Snellville, and Stone Mountain. Additionally, we are introducing two new microtransit zones in Lawrenceville and Snellville. Once expansion is complete, Ride Gwinnett will be accessible to more than 50 percent of Gwinnett residents. Let’s take a closer look at what’s coming:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#161D26'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>New local routes</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>On August 28, we will launch two of our new local routes. <b>Route 25</b> will depart from the Gwinnett Transit Center at Gwinnett Place Mall. It will go down Pleasant Hill past Plaza Las Americas, travel from Lawrenceville Highway to Killian Hill Road, and pass through the Mountain Park area to Stone Mountain, ending near the Amazon Distribution Warehouse.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span class=ql-cursor><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#161D26'></span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>Ride Gwinnett <b>Route 70</b> will begin in downtown Snellville and follow Highway 78 through Snellville, Stone Mountain, Clarkston, and Decatur before ending at the Indian Creek MARTA Station in Dekalb County.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>Microtransit zones</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>On August 28, get ready for the exciting debut of Ride Gwinnett’s microtransit zones in Snellville and Lawrenceville. Microtransit is an innovative and flexible way to travel around Gwinnett County. In Snellville, the microtransit zone will cover the area from Centerville to the Webb Ginn area. In Lawrenceville, the microtransit zone will serve communities from Sugarloaf Parkway to </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><a href="" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26;text-decoration:none'>just past State Road 316, including </span></a><a href="" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26;text-decoration:none'>Georgia Gwinnett College</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>Upcoming local route</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>Ride Gwinnett <b>Route 50</b> is making its debut this fall on Monday, November 20. This local route will take on a journey from the Park and Ride at Sugarloaf Mills through the Suwanee Town Center. From there, it heads east towards the Mall of Georgia area and Coolray Field.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#161D26'></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'>Please visit our </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001N6NVD_m2bxNLJTRdLsrJUSwwo2IXIhR6hy_K3bHyHMKfrdRMX2oihFQdepcKu-9Imoet8C96zTYIbssaHNquKazyEzHMZFJhlM9yas11h4HgG4TQ6QCVHnUOiu_AbXVI4ztZsnys28iFY15skifdCUbffrbkJuWgJh_HxUuLaSerc3YpOJ7fPRcL3fL7hNN_R4e86aUE3o3hBPGtMgMiktmedg2B6aB2M8tV3bIsTHJzonKl76NxkZqa5AQKOYGJx5AxfN0rBLWnDSanlwTCLA==&c=DFI-Fd4TvKtqMXdrFFM0WITuQc6m9D4kA7fAx3kAa0HC4iroWJ39tg==&ch=JGAwT1mR01nC8LAjOmZLj2an8OugkYv95Vb68mxtPTDuBMUra3i7mQ==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>website</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#161D26'> for more details, including maps of our new local routes, outreach event dates, and microtransit zones.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#36495F'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Jo Ann Johnson, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Gwinnett Family Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Phone: (678) 451-3975<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:joann369@bellsouth.net" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>joann369@bellsouth.net</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white'>Chapter Website: </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/"><span style='background:white'>https://nfbga.org/gwinnett-family-chapter/</span></a></span><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp542709a7yiv4839688200msonormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D2228;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>