Episode 3 – Lynn Norris – The Transit Planning 4 All Podcast Series
Date Published: June 15, 2020Episode 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 worked with multiple cities, lobbied pubic officials, and built alliances with organizational partners to avoid these threats and how she continues to use inclusive models of planning to address the ongoing challenges of reliability, affordability, and access to transportation, which is a critical resource for her community.
Transcription can be found here.