A Comprehensive Approach to Transit Safety
Public transit is already one of the safest ways to get around, with transit riders less likely to experience crime and get into traffic accidents compared to drivers. Still, there is room for improvement. Surveys of both riders and non-riders continue to show concern about safety while using transit. For example, a 2016 survey of […]
Presentation: Flex Funding Roadmap
Giancarlo Valdetaro of the Green New Deal Network and Emmett Hopkins from Climate & Community Institute present a roadmap for flexing highways funds to transit projects in your state https://youtu.be/9wE2h-c6zag
Toolkit: Take Action on the Trump Admin’s Federal Funding Freeze
Our toolkit provides an overview, resources, and templates for fighting back against cuts that would take federal funds away from critical transit and mobility projects.
Presentation: Models for State DOT Reform
Hear from organizers in Colorado, Minnesota, and Virginia on their efforts to reform state DOTs, what they’ve learned, and their advice for others taking on similar efforts in their states.
Presentation: Flex Funding Basics
Green New Deal Network’s Giancarlo Valdetaro and Climate and Community Institute’s Emmett Hopkins walk us through the basic of flexing state DOT funding and introduce CCI’s flex funding tool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_LWEl3B6A How do we fund transportation? We fund transportation through laws like IIJA/BIL States receive “formula” funds for highways through a set of different programs Each […]
