Episode Topic: Creating Economic Mobility Through Public Transit 

For families facing impossible choices between a doctor’s visit and a job interview, transportation costs can be a breaking point. Discover how King County, WA, and University of Notre Dame researchers used rigorous evidence to test a solution: free transit. The results reveal transformative impacts on community well-being, charting a new course for equitable mobility. 

Featured Speakers:

• David Phillips, University of Notre Dame
• Matthew Freedman, University of California, Irvine
• Truong Hoang, State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services
• Maria Jimenez-Zepeda, King County Metro

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Evidence Matters. 

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