Sometimes, we forget that an important way to create change, and to accrue the power and influence needed to do so, is simply to show up and ask for it. This committee was envisioned as a way for the public to shape Project Connect's $300 million anti-displacement program – not the entire $7 billion to $10 billion transit system. Its members have quietly and persistently pushed back against these limits and have already begun to change the trajectory of Project Connect in ways the public should celebrate.
