Why Transit Advocacy? T4A Member, Andrew Austin, Has The Answer
For many people, advocacy is in their blood. For a select few, organizing around transit accessibility is their life’s calling. Andrew Austin, policy director for Transportation Choices Coalition (a T4A member) was recently profiled by his university on what exactly it is about transit that has led him to make a career out of advocacy. This is a beautifully written piece and well worth the read. Congratulations Andrew!
“During my junior year, I witnessed people in Tacoma relying on buses to get to work, school, the doctor or just visit their families,” says Austin. “It really hit home that public transit access touches and impacts so many other critical issues.”
“Even now, nearly 10 years later and equipped with a few more tools, I feel like I’m the same young guy, figuring out how I can be an effective advocate and doing this work to the best of my ability.”
Read the full piece: http://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2015/transportation-advocacy/
And watch a video from the piece:
Transit in Tacoma with Andrew Austin from Pacific Lutheran University on Vimeo.