RideSMRT: Increasing Transportation Options in Rural Areas
Southwest Wisconsin features scenic views from lazy roads that curl through the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. For people living in the rural hills and valleys, though, there was no easy way to get to work, school or appointments, and few options for joint travel to reduce fuel emissions. Elderly and disabled people needed inexpensive transportation options—so did students, employees and even tourists.
Cuba City Presidential Plaza – Community Gathering Space
Cuba City is a thriving agricultural and business community in southwest Wisconsin, and a neighbor to Platteville and Dubuque—but one thing the city of 2,000 had lacked was a place for people to gather downtown, to visit with each other over a cup of coffee, to play cards or to hold community events.
