Has anyone ever tried giving out free transit passes in exchange for community input / survey input? I know often you can get a free ride TO a meeting but what about as a token of appreciation for being involved, etc. in other forums and formats?

Bonus points for this bus operator that gave me a local fare on a transbay route. 😂🥰

Intro: I'm Claudia 👋 A transpo nerd that built most of my career in govtech. Have done everything from heavy rail planning to throwing a transportation conference, but focus on partnering with cities and transit agencies. Heavily invested in representation.

In the last few months, I’ve been thrown into the deep end of ADA and accessible sidewalk infrastructure. A lot of CA cities are.. lacking. I also learned that cities do not need to have all these up to code so long as there’s a schedule for updating sidewalks 🥲🫠