Events: You can be a part of the conversation on Transit Equity Day
The bus on which Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Image by rmhermen licensed under Creative Commons.
It’s a new year, but the task of making transit safer, accessible, and more equitable is ever-present. As part of Transit Equity Day you can lend your voice to make transit more equitable for everyone.
Organizers for Transit Equity Day are hosting a virtual community hearing on transit and want testimony from the public from 3-7 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and from 11 am to 3 pm on Thursday, Feb 4. Click here to learn more about this event.
Wednesday, January 27
Look at the intersection of race and policy in DC housing: Join the conversation between social impact designer April De Simone, and historian Sarah Shoenfeld, as they discuss how structural racism impact DC’s housing policy from 7:30 pm to 9 pm on Wednesday, hosted by the DC History Center. Click here to register. There is a $20 fee for this event.
Thursday, January 28
How to approach the future of transportation like a platform: The Eno Center for Transportation is hosting a webinar on how public transit agencies can use platform technology to “enhance safety, security, and cost-efficiency, as well as their applications in areas like fare collection and incentives.” What are the challenges and benefits of a platform-based approach? And how can it be scaled for cities of all sizes? The conversation begins at 2 pm on Thursday and is free and open to the public. Click here for details.
Learn about data centers in Northern Virginia: As Northern Virginia becomes the hub for data centers, how will that impact the region’s technology ecosystem? Join Dan Madrigal, Global Head of Data Center Mergers & Acquisitions and Cloud Operations & Innovation at Microsoft, as he chats about the future of data centers. This webinar will be from 5 to 6:15 pm, Thursday. Click here to register. There is a $10 fee for this event.