has a new Health Equity Certificate Program. I get to teach a section on public transportation and health.
Check out my Prezi.
Driving safely towards fuller life! A blog about the critical public health function of public transportation and what I learned as a bus driver. As I follow the call to love my neighbor as myself, I hope to uncover blindspots in social determinants of health and to work for mercy and justice in our community. COME RIDE!
has a new Health Equity Certificate Program. I get to teach a section on public transportation and health.
Check out my Prezi.
"Influencing Public Transportation Policy Through Community Engagement and Coalition Building: Process and Preliminary Outcomes" is now available online.
Please contact me if you would like to access the article but are unable.
Summers, P., Chao, E., McCoy, P., Perry, J., & Rhodes, S.D. (2020). Influencing Public Transportation Policy Through Community Engagement and Coalition Building: Process and Preliminary Outcomes. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 14(4), 489-498. doi:10.1353/cpr.2020.0054.
One year ago was my last day behind the wheel of a city bus. It was an emotional day made sweet by singing Christmas carols.
A lot has happened since and I am grateful for the experience I gained during 2020.
His article on our new pedestrian bridges illuminates our city's transportation blind spots. He eloquently concludes one paragraph with "Now, a multi-million dollar transportation project is completed largely to flatter the city’s vision of itself while continuing to leave the town physically divided by class sequestration and racial segregation."
Read his op-ed at https://triad-city-beat.com/fresh-eyes-creative-corridors-not-creative-not-really-corridors/
I shouldn't be surprised that his words are cogent because he is an author and literature professor at Wake Forest University. I am thrilled to know him as a fellow bike rider and hope to see his Humanities Institute flourish.
Yesterday I was interviewed by Spectrum News https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/news/2020/08/28/winston-salem-uses-art-to-highlight-public-transportation about Marching for Mobility.
So do not fear, for I am with you;Maybe we are being called to be part of the rescue operation by loving our neighbors even when it feels scary.
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.