Transit Tuesday: Erik Pettersen
Madison, WI I was born in Cambridge, England in 1971, but moved to the United States with my parents when I was a baby. I’ve lived in Louisiana and Texas and then finally settled down in Madison. I’m a peer support specialist for people dealing with mental health issues. During the school year, I’m a […]
Transit Tuesday: Liz McDougle
San Antonio, Texas I was born and raised in San Antonio, and love living here. I graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word last year, and I’m currently getting my teaching certificate in high school history. I’m looking forward to finishing my degree and hopefully landing a teaching job in 2025. I like to […]
Transit Tuesday: Dr. Tonyakristin Henderson
Russellville, Arkansas I was born in North Carolina and was the oldest of five kids, but I ended up growing up in New Jersey. That’s where I first encountered public transit. I constantly took New Jersey Transit everywhere, and I loved how convenient it was. I raised four children, two boys and two girls, and […]
Transit Tuesday: Pamela Liggins
Tallahassee, FL – MHAction I moved to Tallahassee in 2008 from Dayton, Ohio. I worked in health care for a number of years, and was 50 credits away from being a nurse, but I started having my own health issues. Being a nurse was no longer a career option for me, so I signed up […]
Transit Tuesday: Patrick King II
Atlanta, GA – Natural Resources Defense Council My brother Jared and I were born and raised in Baton Rouge, LA. My mom was an accountant for Bank One, and my father was a delivery driver for UPS. Growing up, I attended Southern Lab, located on the campus of Southern University, a historically Black University, from […]
Transit Tuesday: Kristina Steele
White Lake, MI – MHAction I was born and raised in Waterford and have one sibling and two step siblings. I gave birth to my son Kyel, who is now 16 years old, then I got married and we moved to Clarkston. I ended up getting divorced, and I am raising Kyel as a single […]
Transit Tuesday: Jonathon Haven
Chicago, IL Nationwide public transit investment is an investment in all Americans – urbanites, suburbanites, and, yes, even rural communities. I say this as someone who has lived in each of these types of life. Though I currently live in Chicago, I grew up in the small town of Saint Joseph just outside of the […]
Transit Tuesday: Elaine Barthel
Buffalo, NY: Coalition for Economic Justice I grew up in Niagara Falls, and I have lived in Buffalo for a while now. I am a substitute teacher and work in a school in North Buffalo. I grew up taking buses and took good transit in Chicago, San Francisco, New York City, and cities in other […]
Transit Tuesday: Dawna Bell
Portland, Oregon My name is Dawna Bell, and my parents live two hours away in West Olympia, Washington. None of us considered what it would be like to live out of town without access to a bus line as they aged. My parents are close to 90 and of a generation defined by their independence. […]
Transit Tuesday: Ken Miguel-Cipriano
Grand Rapids, MI: Transportation Riders United I have lived in Grand Rapids since 1990 when my family moved here from Peru. Public transit is how my parents got around in Peru and how we got from place to place when we moved to Michigan. In fact, my dad still bikes, walks, and takes the bus. […]
