Humphrey Institute News on-the-go

Humphrey Institute alumna Marnie Wells talks about her work with the West Side circulator, a project coordinated in conjunction with Nan Skelton and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship.

More than five years ago, city parks and recreation workers and community groups began thinking of ways to bring kids to places where they could learn and socialize with one another. The bus started rolling after the McKnight Foundation agreed to pay for it. The concept worked so well that Coleman's staff secured private funding for another circulator on the city's East Side last summer.

"It's an obvious solution to a very complex problem," said Marnie Wells, the city's Second Shift coordinator.

Minnesota Public Radio
February 11, 2008