Transit Tuesday: Eddie Alvarez
I’m a union representative for the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. I grew up in the trades. My father is an elevator constructor, and I started as a laborer.
In the trades, our goal is to create better opportunities for our members and their families, and I see public transit as a key part of that.
Transit Tuesday: Lisa Miller
I started working when I was 14. For decades, $9.66 an hour was the most I had ever made in my life. I’m far from the only Kansas City resident whose low wages required me to use the bus as my main mode of transportation.
It’s a lifeline for me and thousands of people in Kansas City. It’s how we get to work, to the doctor, to run errands, and live our daily lives.
Transit Tuesday: Eric Moran
I live in North Minneapolis with my spouse and our 9-year-old child. I use public transit regularly, both on my own and with my family, to get to work, meet friends, attend concerts and sporting events, and run errands.
Transit Tuesday: Talia Orr
I’ve been riding public transit for decades, and it’s how I get everywhere I need to go.
Transit Tuesday: Parker Seaman
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Move MN – Growing up in a small town of about 500 people in South Dakota, getting around always meant driving. But after moving to Minneapolis in the spring of 2019, I realized how different life could be without a car. Now, I use public transit and my bike to get where I […]
Transit Tuesday: Shandi Edgecombe
Nashville, Tennessee, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee — So much of what makes me who I am is rooted in public transit and travel.
Transit Tuesday: Noah Hull
Oahu, Hawaii, America Walks – I’vev spent my whole life on the island of Oahu, Hawaii and I’ve used public transit to get around since I was a college student.
Transit Tuesday: Liz Engle
Denver Streets Partnership, Denver, Colorado – It’s long past time that Members of Congress stop investing in a car-dependent transportation system and start making significant investments in public transit that gets people where they need to go.
Transit Tuesday: John Worthington
St. George, Utah – United Today, Stronger Tomorrow I grew up in small town, Grantsville, in Northern Utah. I’ve had a blessed life being able to live in several places around Utah from Logan to Provo to Cedar City. When I retired, my wife and I with our daughter decided to settle down in St. George. […]
Transit Tuesday: Jessica Dauphin
Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee – Bellevue, TN I grew up in Pegram which is southwest of Nashville and has a population of about 2,000 people. Growing up on a dirt road in a town that had no public transit really galvanized me in terms of thinking about mobility. I learned early on that if […]
