Transportation & Equity

press release:

It benefits all of us when people go to work, make and attend doctor’s appointments, and are able to go shopping and stir the local economy.  All of these require one thing: transportation to jobs, medical appointments, shopping, and other engagements.  Transportation is something many of us rarely think about (as we often use the same transportation means to the same places in our daily routine).  Many are unable to drive, cannot afford to drive, or don’t want to drive.  For these people, transportation is the biggest hurdle they must overcome.

Coalitions of local community members are gathering throughout Wisconsin and putting on forums to explore the impacts of the transportation system.  Each event will look a little different, but each will include:

    The experience of transportation riders

    A presentation by a member of a statewide Transportation and Equity coalition to provide the statewide perspective

    Roundtable discussions about what can be done locally, and

    A discussion about how we can all work together to ensure everyone has access to jobs and their other needs.

Here is the list of forums taking place across Wisconsin (each will be between 1 and 2 hours):

    September 14 at 8:30 AM Waukesha, Ascension Lutheran Church, 1415 Dopp St

    September 15 at 1:00 PM Kenosha, Civil War Museum, 5400 1st Ave

    September 15 at 6:00 PM Milwaukee, St. Francis Catholic Church, 1927 N 4th Street

    September 20 at 10:00 AM Milwaukee, Islamic Da'wa Center, 5125 N Teutonia Ave

    September 20 at 6:30 PM Madison, Urban League, 222 S. Park Street

    September 21 at 12:00 noon West Bend, UW-Washington County, Science Hall room 228, 400 University Drive

    September 22 at 7:00 PM Eau Claire, Davies Center at UW-Eau Claire, room 206

    October 5 at 6:00 PM La Crosse, Southside Neighborhood Center, 1300 6th Street S

If you have questions or want to get more involved in putting on a forum in your community, contact Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.ward@sierraclub.org or (608) 256-0565.