Celebrating Transit Awareness
WISDOM Transit Task Force participates in the state-wide Coalition for More Responsible Transportation. Check out the webinars that we’re offered:
- Sharing the Road: The Benefits of More Walking & Biking in Our Communities (May 7, 2020; featuring Caressa Givens/WI Bike Fed and Gregg May/1000 Friends)
- Building Boondoggles: How Highway Expansions Undermine Public Transit, Walking and Biking (May 28, 2020; featuring Beth Osborne/Transportation for America, Milwaukee attorney Dennis Grzezinski, and Jeremy Gragert/Eau Claire City Council)
WISDOM KEEPS TRANSIT IN THE PUBLIC EYE:
To keep transit in the public eye, ESTHER, NAOMI, JONAH, SOPHIA, MICAH and RIC held activities during Transit Awareness Week in collaboration with the state-wide Coalition for More Responsible Transportation. Corporately, we engaged 7 legislators directly, got media coverage in four cities and … here’s the exciting part… collected 96 transit rider stories!
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- MICAH, Milwaukee had 2 ride the bus days with legislators
- SOPHIA, Waukesha had a Transit Day where they collected stories, talked with press, and handed out donuts
- RIC, Racine, MOSES, Madison, ESTHER, Appleton and Oshkosh all had volunteers collecting stories
- JONAH, Eau Claire legislators held office hours on the bus
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Here are some of the results:
Waukesha Bus Riders Treated to Donuts for Transit Awareness Week
Transit Rider Testimony
Click here to download important Transit Information:
10 Reasons Wisconsin Should Stop Investing in Highways
5 Major Reasons Public Transit is Worth the Investment
Transportation and Aging stats
Transportation Budget Priorities