People love functioning bus and train transit service. So why isn’t it more common?? For Transit 101, Shay and participants will delve into Power—who has it and how it is used to drive people, literally and figuratively, from dependable public services to sprawling, hot, paved, expensive and isolating single-occupancy vehicle life.

In 101, we chat about why we want to make change and committing to do so—now what? Any successful text bank, phone bank, rally, public comment, demonstration or action has some common hallmarks. We will discuss planning an outreach strategy and how to put it into practice!

(You do not have to attend 101 to attend this training!)

For decades, the state of Ohio has under invested in public transit, by its own accounts, by hundreds of millions of dollars. Our communities need that funding to support transit improvements and to help secure matching federal funding for major projects or service. We build on what we learned in 101 as we plan for the 2025 Ohio State Budget, and make a plan to bring Ohioans transit investment they long deserve.

(You do not have to attend 101 or 201 to attend this training!)