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Minnesota Transportation Options: Safe, Affordable, Sustainable, and Healthy

Our merged organization is leading the movement for transportation options in MN, ensuring every Minnesotan has access to safe, affordable, sustainable, and healthy transportation. Join us in advocating for transit, walking, biking, car sharing, and more.

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Minnesota Transportation Options: Safe, Affordable, Sustainable, and Healthy

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  1. Leading the Movement for Transportation Options in MN

  2. Our Vision Our merged organization is working to ensure every Minnesotan has access to transportation options that are safe, affordable, sustainable, and healthy. TRANSITWALKING BICYCLING CAR SHARING

  3. LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE_________________ CONTEXT

  4. “When you miss the bus, you have to wait for an hour. It affects how you live, how you eat, how you shop, how you sleep. You don’t get to rest when you get home at 9 p.m. and have to wake up at 5 a.m. You don’t have time to do anything else but get up and go to work.” LesleyAnne Crosby, Minneapolis Our transportation system affects real people every day

  5. “I live in downtown Minneapolis. Even though I’m in the center of Twin Cities transit, after 6 PM there are many areas where I can’t get to on the bus. I’m in the center of bike-friendly Minneapolis, but I don’t feel safe biking on the street in front of my apartment. Transit, bike, and pedestrian infrastructure need more funding so I can get where I need to go safely.” Tyler Schaw, Minneapolis Our transportation system affects real people every day

  6. “Bus stop locations around my area are pretty good. But I do not ride transit because the bus schedule does not work for when I need to get to my job. If the bus came more often, I would like to ride Metro Transit. Instead, I drive in traffic and pay for insurance, gas, car payments and maintenance, parking. We need better transportation options!” Maria Bondy, Roseville Our transportation system affects real people every day

  7. “Transportation issues are increasingly an issue of commerce. Many of our employees would love to live downtown so they could walk or bike to work easily. Unfortunately, housing downtown is increasingly expensive as is parking. We need affordable transportation options to get people to work!” Brad Smith, Rochester Our transportation system affects real people every day

  8. LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE_________________ KEY ISSUES

  9. Growing options takes long-term funding

  10. Power Shift DEFENSE GOOD BILLS

  11. Photo: Metro Transit Thanks to Legislative Inaction: Fare Hikes & Service Cuts?

  12. Light Rail

  13. Bicycling & Walking

  14. Graphic: SangramAglave Rhetoric Around Driverless Cars

  15. Regional Governance

  16. LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE_________________ ADVOCACY

  17. TransportationForward A statewide campaign seeking new investments in transportation to improve mobility, economic health, and quality of life in communities across Minnesota. We are calling on the legislature to increase funding for all modes—bus, rail, bicycling, walking, roads, and bridges. www.transportationforwardmn.org

  18. Coalition Partners AARP Minnesota AFSCME Council 5 Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 American Council of Engineering Companies of MN American Heart Association American Institute of Architects (AIA) Minnesota American Planning Association Minnesota ChapterThe Arc Greater Twin Cities Avenue Design Partners Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota BLEND Bloomington Bicycle AllianceCenter for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Communications Workers of America, Minnesota State Council Conservation Minnesota The Cornerstone Group Cycles for Change Fresh Energy Growth & Justice Housing Justice Center I-494 Corridor Commission ISAIAH Izaak Walton League Minnesota DivisionJewish Community Action Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota League of Women VotersMetropolitan Consortium of Community Developers Midtown Greenway Coalition Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition Minnesota Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Minnesota Cancer Alliance Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Minnesota Environmental Partnership Minnesota FoodShare Minnesota Housing Partnership Minnesota Public Health Association Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) Minnesota Public Transit Association Minnesotans for Healthy Kids Coalition MN350 National Multiple Sclerosis Society New American Academy North Minneapolis Bicycle Advocacy Council Quality Bicycle ProductsRiver Valley Action Saint Paul Bicycle CoalitionSierra Club Suburban Transit Association Summit Academy OIC Transit for Livable Communities & St. Paul Smart Trips The Trust for Public Land We Bike Rochester

  19. Building the Movement

  20. Get Involved • Join the Transportation Forward campaign • Show visible support via letters to the editor & calls to elected leaders • Support bike & walk along with transit • Learn more & connect with us online: www.transportationforwardmn.org www.tlcminnesota.org www.smart-trips.org

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