Case Study: Why We Must Build Rural-Urban Unity to Win Transit for All (Transit for All PA)
Transit for All PA! has built a grassroots movement to win the policy solutions that fund critical transportation in rural and urban communities. It draws on the individual expertise of local activists and brings them together for statewide campaigns to win statewide solutions to local transit issues. Nearly 100 community organizations and businesses, 17 labor […]
Resource: CASTA Zero Fare Marketing Toolkit
In 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, The Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA) was implemented and administered the Zero Fare Transit Grant Program for eligible agencies in Colorado other than RTD as a grantee of the Colorado Energy Office. As a result, the average per-month ridership increased 30.28% for agencies during their Ozone Season Zero Fare programs. You […]
Public Transit Briefing for State and Local Candidates
Every year since 2018, over three-quarters of ballot measures to fund public transportation have passed. And state and local elected officials have a wide range of opportunities to harness this popularity. Governors make appointments to state departments of transportation (DOTs), and those appointees can significantly affect state DOT priorities: Do they prioritize fixing existing roads, […]
Public Transit Briefing for Federal Candidates
Transportation funding levels and policies directly impact the issues that voters care about most. A good-paying job, affordable groceries, and quality health care are a lot less meaningful if you’re in traffic for hours each day, spend over a thousand dollars every month on car expenses, and risk financial ruin from a pothole each time […]
Toolkit: Raising transit issues with decision makers and in elections.
Introduction Transit issues are very popular with the voters: In 2024, APTA reported 51 wins out of 61 measures for public transit 2024, an 86.7% win rate. Link to summary “The public’s enthusiasm for investing in transit reflects a clear desire for cleaner, more accessible transportation options in their neighborhoods. The 2024 election has marked […]
Toolkit: Transit Equity Day 2026
2026 Transit Equity Day: Transit Moves Democracy On Rosa Parks’s Birthday, A Bench to Sit On Goals Mobilize volunteers to highlight the lack of seating/facilities for transit users Connect bench building volunteers to your organization’s campaigns, priorities, and larger movement work Leverage this opportunity to build business relationships (sponsor a bench) Background Public transit is […]
Leadership Development: Building Relationships
Leadership development is a process through which members develop their skills, abilities, political analysis and consciousness, and involvement with / investment in our organizations. Organizers identify individuals with leadership potential, determine self-interest, identify leadership opportunities in the organization, and encourage and support them through involvement in campaigns and other work of the organization. Leadership development […]
Presentation: Policy Playbook – Transit Alliance Miami
Politicians often have good intentions around transit policy, especially when they’re on the campaign trail. But once they make it into office, these aspirations can get mired down in a lack of understanding about how transit policy works, how it’s funded, and what they can do to make good on their campaign promises. Transit Alliance […]
Outreach: 10 in 60 Method
Different kinds of outreach are designed for different kinds of environments. This training focuses on short conversations that are designed to identify interests – 10 things in 60 seconds. Outreach: 10 in 60 method DOWNLOAD THE Training
Toolkit: Week Without Driving 2025
From September 29th to October 5th, the Week Without Driving offers us the opportunity to raise awareness of how essential public transportation is and to mobilize everyday riders, grassroots leaders, and decision makers to address transportation inequities by participating in the Week Without Driving challenge. Week Without Driving challenges us to leave our cars […]
