TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Influencing public transportation policy through community engagement and coalition building: process and preliminary outcomes
JO  - Progress in community health partnerships: research, education, and action
A1  - Summers, Phillip
A1  - Rhodes, Scott D.
A1  - Perry, James
A1  - McCoy, Paula
A1  - Chao, Elim
SP  - 489
EP  - 498
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-055X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2020.0054
ID  - ref1
ER  -