Friday, January 4, 2019

Background on why I am becoming a bus driver

I worked in health research for 9 years. The last 3 were doing community engagement and translational science. During the course of that work, I fell in love with the role that public transportation has in the life of our community. Follow this link to PDFs of some of the policy work that was created by the coalition that I lead.

This piece was featured at https://www.virginiapolicyreview.org/the-third-rail/analysis-of-the-winston-salem-public-transit-system.

I see the potential public transportation has to heal our legacy of segregation and inequity. I hope to be part of improving mobility in our community.

9 comments:

  1. Phillip this is amazing! Talk about practicing what you preach and living your passion. I wish you nothing but the best and I look forward to learning more about your journey in your blogs.

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  2. Thanks Heather! Please do stay tuned for lessons that I am learning. I hope you will spread the word because public health folks love a story.

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  3. Phillip,

    You inspire me. Best of luck. I look forward to reading more.

    CDC

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  4. Good luck Phillip. This is exciting and I know you will do well.

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  5. Be all that you can be in God's Army! Love you my friend.

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  6. Great running into you today, Phillip. I am in awe of your love for our community and your commitment to making it a better place. Congrats on following your calling. God will bless you beyond measure. If you need clinical care during your transition, WellQ would be honored to have you in the family (www.yourwellq.com).

    God bless you,
    Karen

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  7. Great meeting you at the BikeWalk Summit. Thanks for all you do, and for sharing it here. I'm sharing both the blog and the documentary with classmates and faculty at UNC's Department of City and Regional Planning.

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  8. Yes! Help and thank you for sacrifice!

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  9. Wow, thank you for these kinds words. Just now seeing them!

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