On issues of zoning, housing, and transportation, Greater Greater Washington’s policy manager Alex Baca recognizes that while the decisions made are political, the outcomes she wants are simply the ability for all to exist and move with dignity.

If we want better mobility in our communities, TransitCenter’s Steven Higashide, author of Better Buses, Better Cities, believes better transit policy starts with a broad multi-racial coalition and ends with buses providing more access to opportunity for all.

Both a provoker of bold ideas and an implementer of practical ones, Geraldine Gardner of the Centralina Regional Council dives into what’s necessary to make regionalism work for over 2 million people across 9 counties surrounding Charlotte, NC.

L’erin reflects on her time as co-host of The Movement Podcast and highlights some things she’s learned and episodes that will stick with her.

In part 2 of a special 2-episode series on mobility access for people with disabilities, Anna Zivarts of the Disability Mobility Initiative at Disability Rights Washington recognizes the limitations on data in her advocacy by complementing it with lived experiences and stories. Comment end

In part 1 of a special 2-episode series focused on the lived experiences of people with disabilities, Zack Hurtz, Micah Lusignan, Krystal Monteros, and Tanisha Sepulveda share their everyday mobility challenges and what they believe is needed for equitable access to mobility for all.

Executive Director of the Alliance for a Just Society, LeeAnn Hall reminds us that it is people’s lived experiences that help define what barriers to access exist and highlights the importance of community leadership to illuminate the solutions.

We won’t achieve equitable mobility without involving local government. Co-host of the GovLove podcast Ben Kittelson takes us inside City Hall to break down how funding decisions are made at the local level and what you can do to change them.

Providing mobility options in the Cincinnati metro area that has over 200 different jurisdictions requires Andy Aiello of the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky and Wade Johnston of Green Umbrella to show how all those communities benefit both from working together and connection to each other.

Ashton Simpson leads Oregon Walks, a non-profit organization that is advocating for everyone’s right to roam, a right that is too often obscured by political dithering and a reluctance to listen directly to those impacted by unequal access to mobility.