Accessible transportation focus of DeKalb meeting on Thursday

DeKalb County wants residents to offer feedback on transportation and accessibility at a community meeting Thursday evening.

The “Moving to Opportunity” forum is gathering information about transportation needs for jobs and community services, especially for children and seniors. The data will be used to help create a vision for transportation needs in the county and beyond.

The forum begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the conference center at DeKalb Technical College, 495 N. Indian Creek Dr.

More information/registration: http://partnershipforsouthernequity.org.

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