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Two animated sequences in Beyond the Motor City<\/em> attempt to show what a new transportation system in Detroit might look like. The Blueprint America<\/em> team collaborated with transportation group America 2050 to create those sequences. America 2050’s take on the animation kicks off the group’s \u201cA Better Tomorrow<\/a>\u201d project, an effort to visualize the future of a variety of American communities and transportation systems.<\/p>\n

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