In order to tell the story of transit in Missouri, we are asking providers, board members and stakeholders to help identify the “faces” of riders in the state. Below is a list of requested items.
- Photos of your system i.e. vehicles with people in service, riders, operators, events demonstrating your service reach
- Name and contact info of a rider(s) and/or operator(s) on your system who would be willing to be interviewed
- Photos of above referenced rider(s) and/or operator(s)
- Some questions for riders:
- Would you be willing to talk about your transit use?
- How long have you been using transit?
- What do you use transit for i.e. work, doctor, education?
- Why do you use transit?
- What works with regards to your transit trip?
- What is most significant challenge to using transit?
- How do you pay for transit trip?
- If you had a choice, would you use transit more or less?
- Personal transit story
- Some questions for operators:
- Would you be willing to talk about your career in transit?
- How long have you been a transit operator?
- What do you love about being an operator?
- What is most significant challenge?
- If you had a choice, would you use transit?
- What would you say to someone considering a career in transit?
- Personal transit operator story
- Testimonial from your organization on the importance of transit and MPTA in Missouri
Please forward all information to kcella@mopublictransit.org. Thank you.