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Episode 5 of the Transit Planning 4 All Podcast Series features John Egelhaaf, Executive Director at the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission and a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners. The Commission co-sponsors workshops and is a participant in many discussions or work groups relating to various topics. The topics generally relate to the continuing program areas that the Commission undertakes such as transportation, economic development, land use/growt...

Episode 4 of the Transit Planning 4 All Podcast Series features guest speaker Angel Bond, a program manager for Mobility for All in Boulder County, Colorado. The mission of the program is to promote affordable multimodal transportation options and to raise awareness that transportation is a basic social and economic need. Listen as Angel shares her story of empowering Boulder County residents and working with individuals with disabilities and older adults to advocate and plan for inclusive tr...

Episode 3 of the Transit Planning 4 All Podcast Series features guest speaker Lynn Norris, a steering committee member at Worcester Community Connections, one of 22 coalitions that provide family support services including access to reliable transportation. Listen as Lynn shares her story of responding to the threat of budget cuts to already limited funding for transportation and her work building connections and coalitions to advocate for transportation funding and services. Hear how she wor...

Episode 2:Episode 2 of the Transit Planning 4 All Podcast Series features guest speaker Julie Wicke, the Executive Director of Ride Connection. Ms. Wicke has been instrumental in Ride Connection’s service expansion, program innovation, and partnership building, allowing customers to access transportation that fits their individual needs. Listen as she describes the successes and challenges of collaboratively creating their dialysis transportation service, aimed at keeping people healthy with ...

Episode 1 of the Transit Planning 4 All Podcast Series features guest speaker Adam Thielker, a public transportation activist. Mr. Thielker has been working for transportation justice in Worcester, Massachusetts for nearly three years with the Transportation Advocacy Coalition and Ridership Advisory Committee, both organized with the help of Worcester Community Connections. As a daily rider and advocate for public transport, Adam shares his experiences, challenges, successes, and lessons lear...