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This week we’re back at the Mpact conference in Philadelphia and joined by Ruth Miller of Jawnt. Ruth shares her superhero origin story and how employer transit pass programs like SEPTA’s Key Advantage Program work to support employees, agencies, and the region overall. You can listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or find it
We posted a super interesting read in The Atlantic about the consolidation of grocery stores and how that has led to accelerating food access issues since the 1980s. Stacey Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self Reliance writes those changes coincided with the rise of food deserts around the country. The culprit seems to be
This week we’re at Mpact in Philadelphia chatting with King County Metro’s Rachel DeCordoba about her work educating the next generation of transit riders with the agency’s youth mobility program. She chats about transit education and curriculum and the importance of learning with peers. You can listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or find
