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It’s November! And, it’s Monday, which means it’s time for another Member Spotlight. This week, read about Will Maddrey’s early experiences biking across the US with shaping both his love for cycling and his experience with dangerous road conditions firsthand — formative moments that now drive his advocacy work with WMATA today. I fell in…
It’s time for another Member Spotlight! This week, we are featuring WMATA Member Huong Dang. Read about how growing up in an unincorporated Florida community and now regularly going out to the West Metro suburbs from her Minneapolis home have motivated her to become involved in WMATA. I grew up in an unincorporated area of…
We’re back after a short break with another Member Spotlight. This week, read how Will Coughlin learned to replace car trips with bike and bus, and how planting roots in St. Louis Park motivated him to join WMATA. It was a few years ago, and not long after I moved to St Louis Park from…
This week in the Member Spotlight, we are featuring Don Do. Learn about Don’s personal and professional experiences with transportation and urban planning in today’s feature! Let’s Bring Some More Denmark to Minnesota Name: Don DoRole: WMATA MemberCity: St. Louis Park Don is an urban planner with an educational background in architecture, planning, and real…
This week, we are spotlighting WMATA President, Sylvie Hyman. From growing up in Florida, to beginning to cycle for transportation in college, then to relocating to Minnesota, and everything that has happened since, her story connects closely to WMATA’s origin. My Path to Advocacy Name: Sylvie HymanRole: WMATA PresidentCity: technically St. Louis Park My name…
The West Metro Active Transportation Alliance (WMATA) is disappointed to learn that fiscal constraints have caused the delay to key aspects of the 2028 pavement reconstruction project in the Creekside, Brookside, and Brooklawns neighborhoods. However, we remain optimistic that this delay can provide us the vital opportunity to engage with the City of St. Louis…