Public Transit Youth Initiative

Public project summary

Oftentimes, people, especially young people, want to go someplace but are not able to get a ride and it is too far to walk or bike, they just end up choosing to stay home and miss out on the opportunity. Public transit is usually not an option for them as it seems too difficult to figure out. That’s why the main goal of this project is to promote the use of public transportation (such as buses and trains) among young people, mainly high school students and to educate them on navigating the system. Learning to use public transportation in day to day life, as well as for leisure travel, can lead to more autonomy in teenagers as well as, in the long run, getting people into a more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to driving. We plan to accomplish this by organizing weekend trips where we along with adult supervisors take teenagers on public transportation routes to popular locations nearby in the Bay Area. We hope that this entertainment-based activity will be a useful tool in getting people to want to keep using public transportation.