Free Transit: It All Depends on How

Free Transit: It All Depends on How

Free Transit: It All Depends on How

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Online
12:30-1:00p.m. (PT) | Link to register.

This webinar is the third part of MTI Research Snaps’ Advancing Transportation Equity series.

How can the transportation industry improve equity and ensure it fairly serves all communities? Free (or fareless) transit is presented as part of a solution to many problems—low ridership, growing income inequality, racial discrimination, and even climate change. While it is wholly unrealistic to expect fareless transit to solve any of these challenges on its own, the fact that it is a popular idea presents a substantial opportunity. It is worth asking—how can the ideas behind free transit be combined with other policies to make significant progress toward these goals? Join us to learn about how free transit, microtransit, and other efforts can make a major impact on equity in transportation and bringing fair, accessible transportation to all.

*0.5 PDH credit available

About the Series
Transportation moves the world—impacting the lives of everyone, everywhere. Like many industries, transportation has dealt with its share of issues in equity. Transportation professionals work collaboratively to identify, analyze, and overcome inequities in the industry, acknowledging a sometimes-painful past to ensure that transportation policies serve all communities equitably.

This February, join us for a 4-part MTI Research Snaps series on “Advancing Transportation Equity.” Join MTI researchers in the discussion of transforming equity in transportation as we reflect on some of the most pressing issues of diversity and accessibility in the industry as a whole and how to overcome them.

Webinars include:

Webinar #1 | Feb 7, 12:30-1:00p.m. (PT) | Exploring the Use of Public Transportation Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey
Webinar #2 | Feb 14, 1:30-2:00p.m. (PT) | The Central Valley Transportation Challenge
Webinar #3 | Feb 21, 12:30-1:00p.m. (PT) | Free Transit: It All Depends on How
Webinar #4 | Feb 28, 12:30-1:00p.m. (PT) | Voices of Impact

Additional Details

Event Cost - Free

APA member cost - Free

CM Credits - 0.5

Credits pending or approved - Pending

CM Credits topic area(s) - Transportation

Speaker names

About the Presenters Joshua Schank holds a PhD in Urban Planning from Columbia University and a Master of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Research Associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute, a Managing Principal at InfraStrategies, and a Senior Fellow in the Institute for Transportation Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Schank previously served as Chief Innovation Officer of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), President and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, and Transportation Policy Advisor to Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY). Emma Huang is a Senior Consultant with InfraStrategies LLC. Emma previously worked as a Transportation Planner in the Office of Extraordinary Innovation at LA Metro. She has a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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To register for this event please visit the following URL: https://transweb.sjsu.edu/events/Free-Transit-It-All-Depends-How →

 

Date And Time

Tue, Feb 21 @ 12:30 PM to
Tue, Feb 21 @ 01:00 PM
 

Location

Online event

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