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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='margin-bottom:18.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212126'>Ride Gwinnett, the public transit service in Gwinnett County, is holding two workshops in the coming week for residents who want to learn more about a transit expansion that will be implemented Aug. 28.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='margin-bottom:18.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212126'>The expansion includes new microtransit zones in Snellville and Lawrenceville and two new local bus routes, numbered 25 and 70.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212126'>Microtransit is an on-demand shared ride service, according to <a href="https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/Home" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2E81B7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>the county website</span></a>. Riders can request a small van or shuttle on the Ride Gwinnett mobile app to travel within the designated zones.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='margin-bottom:18.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212126'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='margin-bottom:18.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212126'>The new Route 25 will leave from the transit center at Gwinnett Place Mall and travel to Lilburn City Hall and the Amazon distribution warehouse near Stone Mountain. Route 70 will run from downtown Snellville to the Indian Creek Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) station.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='margin-bottom:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://www.ajc.com/staff/alia-malik/" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>More stories about Gwinnett County</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='margin-bottom:18.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212126'>A workshop on the Lawrenceville microtransit zone will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212126'>Ride Gwinnett will also hold a virtual meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. A link <a href="https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/web/gwinnett/home/stories/viewstory/-/story/microtransitlaunch" target="_blank"><span style='color:#2E81B7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>can be accessed here</span></a>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal><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=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;background:white'>Chapter Website: https://nfbga.org/chapters-divisions/gwinnett-family-chapter </span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A0DAB;background:white;text-decoration:none'><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'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><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=ydp6411ab32msonormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=ydp6411ab32msonormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>