Bridging Policy and People

UW La Crosse Campus Connections published a feature article on the Community Transportation Academy, which debuted there earlier this year. Check out the article – Bridging policy and people, to read more about the Academy and the impact it had on participants!

Some highlighted comments from the students:

“The class has given me the knowledge and a game plan to talk to my council members with actual solutions versus complaints.” -community member

“More and more communities in Wisconsin, in the U.S., and worldwide realize the importance of increasing safe and accessible alternate transportation options” -city council member

“This class has made me more compassionate to that fact and helped me prioritize learning more about my local community’s process” -local bike shop owner

Read the full article.

Learn more about the Academy.

group photo of participants at the UW-L Student Union
Members of the Community Transportation Academy on the UWL campus, April 2023