Category: Transportation
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Transit Equity Day 2020: TOWN HALL Report
April 8, 2020 Introduction Transit Equity Day, coined by the Labor Network for Sustainability, is a day of action for unions and organizations to collaborate and elevate the message that public transit is a civil right and a key strategy to combat climate change. Transit Equity Day honors the birthday of Rosa Parks, who in…
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Transit Equity Day Reveals What Riders Want the Most from SEPTA
February 14, 2020 Whose perspectives on transit are more valuable than transit users in Philadelphia? On February 22nd, the Philadelphia Transit Equity Day Coalition will highlight the experiences of transit riders and residents with a community town hall during our second annual Transit Equity Day celebration in North Philadelphia. Transit Equity Day is an opportunity…
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Public Transit in Philadelphia Is an Environmental Justice Issue
February 14, 2020 We have a robust public transit network here in Philadelphia, but barriers to adequate public transit access remain, making it harder for people – particularly people of color and poor people – to access employment opportunities, attend school, and travel to wherever else they need to go to meet their basic needs. …
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Transit Equity Day 2019 Report: Survey Results
February 4, 2020 Note: This piece is Part 2 of the Transit Equity Day 2019 Report blog series. Please see “TRANSIT EQUITY DAY 2019: PHASE ONE REPORT” for more context. Huge thank you to Olivia Ortiz, Transportation Outreach Coordinator at Clean Air Council for coordinating and analyzing transit survey activities! Transit Center & Community-Based Surveying…
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Transit Equity Day 2019: Phase One Report
April 10, 2019 Background This past February, Philadelphia Climate Works joined several local community, environmental and workers justice organizations to form the Philadelphia Transit Equity Day Coalition and participate in the Labor Network for Sustainability’s Transit Equity Day national call to action. Coalition members include 350 Philadelphia, People’s Emergency Center, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater…