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SUMMARY:Transit Forward Fall Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Join Transit Forward for our Fall Luncheon\, Pathways to Home: Transit’s Role in Addressing Homelessness. This timely discussion brings together leaders from Austin’s transit\, housing\, and homeless services communities to explore how accessible\, reliable transportation can be a critical tool in addressing homelessness and supporting pathways to stability. \nLunch will be provided and the program will feature keynote speaker Alan Graham\, CEO of Mobile Loaves & Fishes\, along with a distinguished panel of experts: \n\nChris Baker\, Founder\, The Other Ones Foundation\nJo Kathryn Quinn\, President & CEO\, Caritas of Austin\nCarolyn Widen\, Program Coordinator\, CapMetro\nKate Moore\, VP of Homeless Response Strategy\, Austin ECHO\n\nTogether\, we’ll examine how partnerships across transit and homeless services can help connect people to housing\, healthcare\, jobs\, and community. \nReserve your seat today to be part of this important conversation.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/transit-forward-fall-luncheon/
LOCATION:Community First Village\, 9301 Hog Eye Road\, Austin\, TX\, 78724\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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SUMMARY:Connecting Austin: Transit Family Fun Day
DESCRIPTION:Join Transit Forward and community partners for a family focused event on Sunday\, August 24th from 10:30am-12:30pm at the Pease Park Tudor Cottage. Expect transit oriented kids crafts\, a raffle\, interactive stations\, booths from community partners and project connect information. This free\, public event is designed to be inclusive\, high-energy and community oriented with space for families to relax\, play\, and learn more about transit options in Austin and Project Connect. \nThank you to our presenting sponsor\, Austin Rail Constructors and our raffle sponsor MWM Design Group for supporting this event! \nGetting there: \nBound tightly in the vibrant core of our growing city\, Pease Park is accessible by public transportation. There are 5 Capital Metro bus stops for the 5 bus that are conveniently located along Lamar: \n\n31st and Lamar\, near the north trailhead entry\n29th and Lamar\, near Lamar Terrace\n24th and Lamar\, near Live Oak Meadow\nMLK and Lamar and 12th and Lamar\, located near Kingsbury Commons\, the world-class public green space at the park’s southern end.\n\nThe entire park is also seamlessly integrated into Austin’s trail system. Find a map of hike/bike trail access to the park or parking information here: https://peasepark.org/parking
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/connecting-austin-transit-family-fun-day/
LOCATION:Pease Park\, 1100 Kingsbury St\, Austin\, TX\, 78705\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family-Friendly,Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:Postponed: Climate “Train”ing
DESCRIPTION:*Please note – This event has been postponed by the organizer. Stay tuned for the announcement of a date.* \n\n\n \nPlease join Transit Forward\, Environment Texas\, the City of Austin Office of Sustainability and numerous other partners for a Climate “Train”ing on Sept 14th. Interested Austinites can begin gathering at the Downtown Station at 11:15.\n\n  \nProfessor Dev Niyogi of the UT Jackson School of Geosciences will then present– at the platform and during the train ride– about what climate is\, how the weather extremes are affecting Central TX\, and what we can do to help mitigate it (including the use of public transit). The train departs the station at 11:34.\n\n  \nRiders will then exit at Crestview Station and proceed across the sidewalk to Black Star Coop\, where a community discussion about the topic will be moderated by City Sustainability Officer Zach Baumer\, Dr Niyogi\, and Transit Forward Executive Director Bill McCamley.  The conversation will conclude at 1pm. Council Member Ryan Alter will also be present to talk about the City’s Climate Bond Advisory Task Force.\n\n  \nParticipants are expected to pay for their own fares and lunch\, but 30 train passes for the event are being offered by Cap Metro on a first come\, first serve basis. Interested folks can sign up here. For any questions about the event please email bill@transitforward.org.\n\n  \nDev Niyogi Bio :Dr. Niyogi is a Chair Professor at the University of Texas’ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences\, Jackson School of Geosciences\, and the Maseeh Department of Civil\, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. He has coauthored over 300 peer-reviewed papers for international journals\,  coedited two book\, and has been extensively quoted in various media outlets and popular press. Dr. Niyogi is also part of the Organizing Committee of the Planet Texas 2050\, and the AI for Good Systems Smart City initiative.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/climate-training/
LOCATION:Downtown MetroRail Station\, 209 E 4th St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class/Skill-Building
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