Tiffany set out to explore the rural transportation issue from the local worker-commuter perspective. She interviewed residents, including her family members and neighbors, in the Spring Grove area.
Her project is comprised of two main components: first, an audio documentary (right!) that shares the story of rural transportation in human terms; second, a collaborative story map rich with data pertaining to working and commuting in Houston County (below). |
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Are you curious about how the rails transformed into today's beloved Root River Bike Trail? How the regional rural economy, connected by the miles of trail, drastically shifted from one dominated by agriculture to one that embraces tourism and art? Former student Olivia Obritsch's film, “The Rebirth of a Town,” elegantly approaches and answers these historical questions. Within her film, residents’ recollections of Lanesboro in the 1970s and 80s are interspersed
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