Community Groups Present Collective Demand for Transit Equity
Community Groups Present Collective Demand for Transit Equity NAACP, South Madison Unite!, South Metropolitan Planning Council, Madison Area Bus Advocates, Southdale Tenants’ Association June 3, 2022 Background We are a coalition of Madison area bus riders, community members, and local leaders. We are speaking out against the Draft Plan of the Madison Metro Redesign. The Draft Plan proposes a paradigm shift to a “ ridership system” that would focus bus service on major thoroughfares where high numbers of potential riders live, work, and shop. On paper, this model appears to increase transit use and revenues. But many area residents are concerned that a ridership model will restrict transit access by already marginalized residents. Both the content of the plan and the design process have excluded large numbers of people who depend most on public transit from participation. We urge the TPPB to pause the approval process of the Draft Plan. We oppose its passage by Madison Comm