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This webinar, Equity in Public Transportation, features Sheri Dixon, Director of Revenue, Hampton Roads Transit who discusses the significant equity impacts of transportation planning and programming and how transportation, as “the great equalizer,” can play an important role in improving social mobility by transforming the livability, sustainability, mobility and workability for all communities. Hear about the challenges, successes and…

Community engagement is a vital foundation of transportation equity. Hear from Kiana Parker, Transportation Consultant and Community Advocate and Practitioner of Mobility Justice discuss experience-driven strategies for community engagement and connection to serving underrepresented communities. Kiana will talk about her personal experiences and recommendations to connect and engage communities who depend on accessible public transportation.

This webinar features Sherrill Wayland, Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships with SAGE and Katie Kutcher, Assistant Aging Programs Director with the Centralina Area Agency on Aging, who discuss resources and solutions to help address and improve transportation access and other supportive services for LGBTQ+ older adults and persons with disabilities.

NADTC led a webinar presentation for the Southwest Transit Association (SWTA) on Transportation Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, providing an overview of its DEI initiative, survey results, the DEI work of three transportation agencies, and useful resources for transportation agencies implementing DEI.