ARLY IN AN INTERVIEW WITH DINERO' WASHINGTON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF Shreveport Transit Management, Inc. (SporTran), in Shreveport, La., the conversation turns to the impact transit has on a community. Washington shares a story that drives why transit's ability to connect residents to opportunities matters. SporTran added a bus route to serve the Port of Caddo-Bossier in November 2017. Shortly after service began, Washington was approached by a woman who told him her husband had held a series of jobs that paid no more than $8/hour, but her husband was able Photos by SporTran FEBRUARY 2020 | MassTransitmag.com | Mass Transit | 15http://www.MassTransitmag.com