Transportation Justice and Housing Program
Our Strategy
• Reframing the Debate
We bring a race and class analysis to forefront of the debate over transportation investments, and make sure that equity considerations are at the heart of the transportation movement.
• Equalizing Investments
We analyze transportation investments and projects and work to win a
greater share of funding for the basic transit service that low-income
people and people of color rely on every day.
• Building the Base
By increasing the capacity of communities that have historically lacked
political and economic power, we build a transportation movement that
centers the experience of those that depend on transit. [More]
Program Updates
6 Wins Network “Mic Checks” MTC, ABAG on Flawed Bay Area Plan
By Marcy Rein and Parisa Fatehi-Weeks
At the end of a 4 ½-hour meeting at Oakland’s Marriott Hotel that
lasted until nearly midnight, members of the 6 Wins Network saw the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of
Bay Area Governments (ABAG) acknowledge that more steps needed to be
taken towards fairer housing distribution across the region.
At the end of a 4 ½-hour meeting at Oakland’s Marriott Hotel that
lasted until nearly midnight, members of the 6 Wins Network saw the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of
Bay Area Governments (ABAG) acknowledge that more steps needed to be
taken towards fairer housing distribution across the region.
But earlier in the May 17 meeting, the full MTC and ABAG’s Executive Board unanimously voted to move forward with a deeply flawed draft of the “One Bay Area” plan.
The plan will invest around $277 billion in transportation and plan housing in the nine-county Bay Area over the next 30 years, and must help the region meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets set out in California’s SB 375. But the proposals that will now enter the environmental review process do not reflect the changes suggested by the 6 Wins Network when it issued its interim “report card” on the plan a week earlier—leading the group to make its interim grade of “D” final.
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Social Justice Groups Give MTC, ABAG "D" on Long-Term Regional Plan
OAKLAND, Calif.--With more than $274 billion in public spending and the future shape of the Bay Area at stake, more than 50 members of the 6 Wins for Social Equity Network turned out for the May 11 meeting on the draft "One Bay Area" plan. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) produce the plan jointly; committees of the two groups met today to discuss the draft.
The 6 Wins Network pulls together more than 30 health, faith, environmental and social justice groups who want to ensure that the plan will keep a balanced focus on equity, the environment and jobs. Its Interim Report Card issued today gave MTC and ABAG a "D" average on the components of the draft plan, saying that the plan would not produce "One Bay Area for ALL," but would perpetuate pollution, segregation and sprawl.
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6 Wins for Social Equity Network and the Regional Transportation Plan
Who We Are
The 6 Wins for Social Equity Network works to ensure that the Bay Area’s transit, housing, jobs, and sustainability policies break the patterns of segregation, sprawl, and pollution that have plagued our communities for generations. We are a group of more than 30 social justice, faith, public health, and environmental organizations that came together in 2010 to advance:
(1) Affordable Housing,
(2) Robust and Affordable Local Transit Service,
(3) Investment Without Displacement,
(4) Healthy and Safe Communities,
(5) Economic Opportunity and
(6) Community Power.
We believe that by working together, we can build a stronger and more equitable future for everyone.
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Urban Habitat's Bob Allen on KPFA's Morning Mix - March 26, 2012
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Bob Allen, director of transportation justice, Urban Habitat and Larry Hanley, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, speak on transportation justice on KPFA's Morning Mix with with Adrienne and Steve that aired March 26, 2012 at 8:00am. Listen to an edited version of the segment here (or download). Visit, KPFA to hear the full version.
Bob Allen, Director of Transportation Justice. His background and experience include community planning and policy work both in the United States and overseas with international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). While at UH, Bob led the successful 2008 Campaign to help pass a regional measure, Measure VV, which raised funds to keep bus passes affordable for seniors, youth, and disabled riders. Currently, Bob is leading UH’s efforts on federal and state transportation advocacy. Bob received both his Bachelors Degree in Political Science and History and his Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers University.
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Petition: Support Free Public Transportation for Youth. MTA Board will vote on April 3rd.
We're in the home stretch in San Francisco with the Free MUNI for All Youth
campaign. On Tuesday, April 3, MTA's board will take up proposals for Youth
Transit:
1) Status Quo: Keep a Reduced fare pass for Youth - now $21 but has risen in cost 100% in two years ($10 - $21)
2) Fee For All Youth - OUR Proposal and Ask for next Tuesday
3) Reduced fare/passes for All from current costs
4) Free for All Low Income (free/reduced lunch) - this is the proposal MTA leadership supports
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