Elysia Perkins is a communications professional, sustainable transportation advocate, and photographer living in Austin, Texas. Growing up in rural Texas, Elysia gained firsthand experience traveling only by car for much of her life, and since moving to Austin, she has found both the joy and the community need for modes of transportation including transit, biking, walking, and more to lower carbon emissions and improve public safety. Working in the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department as a photographer and marketing professional for the last three years, Elysia has been primarily involved with the Get There ATX initiative, which seeks to improve access and education surrounding sustainable transportation methods in Austin. Elysia has been a photographer for nearly 8 years and previously worked in the advocacy space for voting rights, healthcare access, education policy, sustainability, and immigration reform in Texas.