Join Project Connect’s advisory committee
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 by Tai Moses
The city, Capital Metro and Austin Transit Partnership are seeking qualified individuals to join an 11-member advisory committee that will offer advice on issues surrounding Project Connect and equity. The advisory committee, which will include six community members appointed by a nominating committee, will meet monthly. According to the announcement, the committee will provide counsel on the following topics:
- Design features of the system, particularly those that are intended to serve people with disabilities or people who need to use the system in different ways (such as parents traveling with strollers)
- Community involvement and communications during the environmental process
- Transit-supportive anti-displacement tools and strategies to deploy
- Creation of Key Performance Indicators related to equity
Learn more at CapMetro.org/Get-Involved. The application is open until Feb. 28.
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