Tag: Equity

Addressing the Barriers to the Freedom of Movement for All

4 min read

July 22, 2021

Equity

Prologue: Yesterday, we launched the first of two special episodes of The Movement Podcast showcasing challenges that people with disabilities face to access mobility and… Continue Reading

Editorial: Can the American Rescue Plan Save Transit from Itself?

4 min read

July 20, 2021

Transit Planning

Transit professionals around the country joined in a collective sigh of relief with the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), and its $30… Continue Reading

Editorial: Fixing Transit Requires Grappling with Racism

4 min read

July 9, 2021

Equity

The U.S. and Europe have vastly different public transit systems. The accessibility and affordability of Europe’s robust public transit system is in contrast to the… Continue Reading

My Fantastical Journey as a Woman in Engineering

5 min read

June 23, 2021

People

Well, I wish I could regale you with a grand, fantasy-filled story of being a little girl on a farm in rural Eastern North Carolina… Continue Reading

Inequitable Public Transit: A Detriment to Community Health

3 min read

June 7, 2021

Equity

Health is everything. If that wasn’t clear before, then the COVID-19 pandemic made it crystal. The absence of a healthy body and mind robs people… Continue Reading

The Convenience of Asynchronicity Has Us Out of Sync

4 min read

May 18, 2021

Equity

Prior to my kids learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, I had never heard of asynchronous learning: a term used to define learning that… Continue Reading

Destination Vaccination: Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccines

4 min read

March 8, 2021

Equity

What a year. We’ve been so busy simply surviving and getting through the day-to-day of a socially-distanced quarantine life, it’s hard to believe COVID-19 has… Continue Reading

2021 Transit Predictions

5 min read

December 17, 2020

Transit Planning

What does 2021 have in store for transportation? We don’t have a crystal ball, but our solutions engineers have a strong pulse on the… Continue Reading

Race and Place: Who Do We Plan For?

3 min read

November 30, 2020

Equity

Most planners have an aspiration toward placemaking: we dream of quaint public squares where residents can walk to local businesses as streetcars hum past tree-lined… Continue Reading

Your Mayor Should Be Riding The Bus

4 min read

November 24, 2020

Equity

After losing his wife and daughter in a car crash in 1972, newly-elected US Senator Joe Biden famously took Amtrak home from Washington DC to… Continue Reading

Tools for Accessible Transit

2 min read

November 17, 2020

Technology

At TransLoc, a big piece of our mission has and will continue to be providing users with an equitable transit experience. This commitment has driven… Continue Reading

When Roads Are Racist

2 min read

September 30, 2020

Equity

The LA Times published an opinion piece arguing that the freeways of Los Angeles are California’s largest monuments to racism. The author outlines how freeways… Continue Reading