A stakeholder category that is not mentioned strongly enough here is employers. Pactiv and Del Lago have admirably included van pools into their recruitment and planning as they are located far from the Rochester population base. But there are employers within Monroe County who could also encourage workers and potential workers to use transit by making it a priority. Many job seekers cannot reasonably consider certain employers because the plant is 2 miles from the nearest bus stop, or the route does not match the employer start times. People lose jobs when transportation options fall through, which further impacts our most vulnerable workers. If we make van pools a priority, we can hugely impact the people who want to work but have difficulty getting there.
Re: “Rochester's changed. Now it's transit's turn”
A stakeholder category that is not mentioned strongly enough here is employers. Pactiv and Del Lago have admirably included van pools into their recruitment and planning as they are located far from the Rochester population base. But there are employers within Monroe County who could also encourage workers and potential workers to use transit by making it a priority. Many job seekers cannot reasonably consider certain employers because the plant is 2 miles from the nearest bus stop, or the route does not match the employer start times. People lose jobs when transportation options fall through, which further impacts our most vulnerable workers. If we make van pools a priority, we can hugely impact the people who want to work but have difficulty getting there.