Register to attend by making an online donation to Reconnect Rochester (suggested $5 – $25).
Registration deadline is Wed Nov 11 @ 12 pm.
If you aren't able to make a donation, you're still welcome to attend, just email us to register.
THE CHALLENGE:
12% of Monroe County and 26% of City of Rochester households do not have access to a personal vehicle. The high cost of car ownership places that option out of reach for many, who must rely on public transportation to get to work, the doctor’s office, the grocery store, and many other places in daily life.
In Monroe County, we have an increasing mis-match between where low-income workers live, and jobs they can reach in a reasonable amount of time and cost given the wages they can earn. A 2018 study commissioned by Reconnect Rochesteridentifies some of the major contributing factors to this decline in job access.
Bottom line: transportation limits the ability of too many of our neighbors to access jobs, programs and services, especially those living in poverty and without a car.
Join us for a community conversation about transportation as a systemic equity issue. If we are serious about anti-poverty efforts, we must challenge ourselves to do better. How might we alleviate this structural barrier if we committed to THINK TRANSIT FIRST (not as an after-thought) in our regional planning and organizational decision making?
We’ll bring you a new short film by Floating Home Filmsthat shares a front line view of the struggle, and highlights the innovative ways some local organizations are meeting transportation needs.
A presentation of local data and statistics will help frame the conversation. Finally, a panel discussion moderated by Pete Nabozny, MPA, will help us unpack the films and presentation, and discuss how we can shift from understanding to action.
