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What Is a Feminist City?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2020 | No Comments

Leslie Kern’s “Feminist City” asks us to look around. Does our environment support the daily activities, care work, and needs of women? This recently published book intermixes Kern’s personal stories, real-world examples, and research to expose how our cities, neighborhoods, and transportation decisions make childcare, household activities, and safety challenging for women. “Feminist City” balances […]

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Connecticut’s Transportation Plan Stymies Its Future

By Aaron Short | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

What is Gov. Ned Lamont doing building all these new roads to compete with transit?

Amy Homyak, an RTD Transit Police sergeant and the agency’s K-9 handler, is responsible for Thor, a bomb-sniffing dog. Photo: Andy Bosselman

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A Day to Show Girls That Working at RTD Can Mean More Than Driving a Bus

By Andy Bosselman | Jun 19, 2019 | No Comments

Today, women hold less than a third of of leadership roles at RTD, which is why the agency hosted a career day Monday. There, middle school girls met more than a dozen women who work at RTD, including Amy Homyak, a Transit Police sergeant and the agency’s K-9 handler, who is responsible for Thor, a bomb-sniffing dog.