@article{ref1,
title="Influencing public transportation policy through community engagement and coalition building: process and preliminary outcomes",
journal="Progress in community health partnerships: research, education, and action",
year="2020",
author="Summers, Phillip and Rhodes, Scott D. and Perry, James and McCoy, Paula and Chao, Elim",
volume="14",
number="4",
pages="489-498",
abstract="THE PROBLEM: Public transportation is a social determinant of health and is crucial to aspects of health like access to healthcare, employment, and nutrition. Existing  health inequities are exacerbated by inefficient or inaccessible public  transportation systems. <br><br>PURPOSE: To provide a detailed analysis of the issues and  concerns related to public transportation in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and  describe how coalition-building was used to influence positive change in  transportation policy.   KEY POINTS: Members from various organizations aligned with  local transit riders to create the Transportation Coalition and advocate for  extended night and weekend services for the Winston-Salem public transportation  system. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Partnerships between community-based organizations are crucial  to identifying and addressing the needs of a community. The Transportation Coalition  will continue its work in local public transportation policy. A long-term policy  objective is fare-free transit on the city bus system.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-055X",
doi="10.1353/cpr.2020.0054",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2020.0054"
}