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Faces of the RTP: LaShawn Miller, founder of Finding Justice, community garden leader

LaShawn Miller views transportation, health, and the environment as deeply connected. At Finding Justice — a flower and vegetable garden on Chicago’s West Side — she works to improve community wellbeing through fresh food, outdoor activity, and education. Living just four blocks away, she often walks to the garden and uses transit to reach destinations across the city. She also encourages residents to pick up produce locally, reducing the need for longer car trips. Her experience shows how transportation choices affect climate outcomes, public health, and daily quality of life — especially when communities have safe, reliable ways to walk, bike, and use transit.

“I try to keep a low carbon footprint — walking and taking transit is part of that.”

— LaShawn Miller