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JoyAnn Ruscha is running for the Regional Transportation District Board of Directors because she believes that public transit is for the public good - and RTD can do better to realize its full potential.

As Director, JoyAnn will:

• Be an advocate for youth ridership by working to ensure public school students ride for free and work with school districts to solve transit inequities;
• Reduce carbon emissions by advocating a transition from our diesel fleet to electric vehicles, as well as supporting multi-modal forms of transit (such as adding additional bike racks);
• Be a champion for those with disabilities, including improving services with Access-a-Ride and lobbying municipalities to fix bus stops to make them fully ADA compliant and safe;
• Foster positive relationships with other stakeholders like community groups, special districts, and other governmental agencies (the office of the Governor, the state legislature, metro-area city council members and commissioners, etc);
• Increase accountability to the public by pushing for more audits and oversight of the Agency and its private contractors, as well as hold frequent community meetings on budgets and contracts;
• Advocate for transparency by insisting that meetings are live-streamed and ensuring that Directors are taking more proactive measures to publish meetings and events, as well as publish more public documents online;
• Stand with the bargaining unit at RTD and advocate for their right to fair pay, benefits, and safe working conditions.