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Transportation for America: For its people, communities, environment and economy

Transportation for America: For its people, communities, environment and economy. Who is Transportation for America? What do we stand for? How do we move forward together?. San Francisco. New York. Transportation for America (T4America) is a

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Transportation for America: For its people, communities, environment and economy

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  1. Transportation for America: For its people, communities, environment and economy

  2. Who is Transportation for America? • What do we stand for? • How do we move forward together?

  3. San Francisco New York Transportation for America (T4America) is a growing and diverse coalition focused on reforming the national transportation legislation. Our reform will take America into the 21st century by building a modernized infrastructure and healthy communities where people can live, work and play. Washington, DC Chicago

  4. Reconnecting America (co-chair) Smart Growth America (co-chair) Action! For Regional Equity America Bikes American Public Health Association (APHA) Apollo Alliance LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) National Association of Realtors National Housing Conference Natural Resources Defense Council PolicyLink Surface Transportation Policy Partnership (STPP) Transit for Livable Communities (TLC) US PIRG Executive Committee

  5. Who is Transportation for America? • What do we stand for? • How do we move forward together?

  6. America at a Crossroads

  7. Gas Prices Energy Concerns In 2009, we have a unique opportunity for change in the next transportation cycle. Gas Prices Demographics A Broke & Broken System

  8. We’re Talking Real Money Total 2008 US Budget Health & Human Svcs $699 Defense & VA $667 Social Security $655 Treasury $525 Agriculture $89 Transportation $67 Federal Payroll $64 Education $59 Total = $ 2.9 Trillion Labor $52 Housing & Urban Dev. $44 Homeland Security $43 100 200 300 400 500 600 $ Billions

  9. Goals for the Next Federal Bill Create Green Jobs Build a World Class Rail Network Maintain the Existing System Give Americans the Transportation Options They Need Empower Local Communities to Meet National Goals

  10. The Challenges to Reform Politics Significant Industry Opposition 50 Years of One System

  11. Who is Transportation for America? • What do we stand for? • How do we move forward together?

  12. Working Together – Next Steps • Comment on draft platform • Engage in media drumbeat • Endorse the campaign and spread the word

  13. Working Together – Next Steps Working together to: • Generate media in the local market on hot issues • Recruit additional partners and build a diverse regional coalition • Galvanize public through wide grassroots organizing • Mobilize members and partners to promote campaign goals to Congress

  14. Work with Us! Sign up at www.t4america.org Contact Ilana Preuss (ilana.preuss@t4america.org) to become a T4America partner

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