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Transportation is important for access to jobs and social mobility. Increasing access to public transportation or other forms of personal transportation, such as biking or walking, provides greater access to jobs and other essential services. It also minimizes the impact on our natural world.
Reliable Transportation
WIN WITH BUSINESS BRIEF
While this brief focuses on reliable transportation, it is related to other vital conditions like meaningful work and wealth, and basic needs for health and safety. We also apply a racial justice and equity lens across all the vital conditions.
CASE STUDIES
Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington, DC
Covington & Burling, LLP, in Washington, DC offers amenities that encourage employees to use public transportation.
Bike racks, showers, and lockers encourage employees to walk and bike to work without worrying about cleanliness or storage.
They offer compressed work week schedules, and flex time. This helps employees who may struggle with transportation or have family or childcare obligations.
Lyft, United States
The LyftUp Access Alliance was created to provide access to basic needs to underserved black communities to help people who are disproportionately suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lyft has partnered with the following organizations.
· My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
· NAACP
· US Black Chamber of Commerce
Lyft will provide 1.5 million rides to connect people with these organizations that provide services including COVID testing, food delivery, and mental health services.