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Coalition
Update:
August 2003
COALITION UPDATE is now a monthly email newsletter.
(formerly a quarterly print publication - see Archives below).
It contains articles about TALC's program initiatives,
announcements and calendar items, and is a great source of
information about recent TALC activities and victories.
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1. TransitWorks Fights to Improve Transit through Bridge Toll Increase
2. Transportation for a Livable Region (TLR) Report and Release Event Coming
This Fall
3. TALC Wins First Step in Contra Costa Measure C Reauthorization
4. Bus Rapid Transit -- Coming Soon to San Francisco?
5. TALC supports the SF Sales Tax Extension
6. Now Hiring: South Bay Community Organizer - 6-months, part-time
6. Organizador Comunitario para el Este de San José Posición Temporal de 6
meses
7. Calendar
8. Member Groups In Action |
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1. TransitWorks Fights to Improve Transit through
Bridge Tolls
TransitWorks, an exciting new collaboration of Bay
Area transit unions, has been working to support SB 916
- Senator Perata's proposal to raise Bay Area bridge
tolls to support transit and relieve congestion. In
July we distributed over 10,000 support postcards that
urge Senator Perata not to change the current list of
projects! If you can pick up postcards from the TALC
office, it's not too late to distribute them to friends
and coworkers.
You can also send an insta-fax to Senator Perata, and
see downloads of sample letters, factsheets, and sample
resolutions of support at:
www.transitworks.org.
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2. Transportation for a Livable Region (TLR) Report
and Release Event Coming This Fall
We are finalizing the platform of
recommendations for TLR! The final draft will be
available for review by mid-September, and the full
report will be available for review by early October.
Thanks to everyone who has already reviewed the list of
projects and programs - if you haven't yet, there is
still time to get your opinion in before we finalize the
platform!
You can learn more about TLR or view the list at:
www.transcoalition.org/c/sus_tlr/tlr_home.html.
TLR will culminate in November with an exciting new
report, and we want to make sure it gets the attention
it deserves from media, decision-makers, and elected
officials. For that reason, we're planning a day-long
event that will involve Coalition members, intrigue
regional and local media, and inspire participants -
Circle the Bay on Transit!
For more information about this event, and what you can
do to help, go to:
www.transcoalition.org/c/sus_tlr/tlr_home.html.
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3. TALC Wins First Step in Contra Costa Measure C
Reauthorization
Thanks to the energy and commitment of the many
activists who were involved, we won an important first
step! On July 23, CCTA voted to pursue three alternative
plans for environmental study in the Measure C
reauthorization. Of those three, one is very similar to
the Transportation for a Livable Contra Costa County
platform endorsed by TALC and nearly 40 other public
interest groups. But the fight is just beginning!"
Learn more about Measure C, and how you can get involved
at:
http://www.transcoalition.org/c/sus_msrc/msrc.html
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4. Bus Rapid Transit -- Coming Soon to San Francisco?
Over the next few months, TALC will be working to
build support for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network in
San Francisco. TALC will be offering presentations on
the benefits of BRT, and will place a special emphasis
on reaching organizations that serve some of SF's
lowest-income neighborhoods.
Learn more at:
http://www.transcoalition.org/c/brt_home.html
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5. TALC supports the SF Sales Tax Extension
At its July meeting, TALC lent strong, unanimous
support for the San Francisco sales tax extension
(November ballot). The plan nearly reflects the ideal
of what the plans should contain. Instead of glamorous
but ineffective "ribbon-cutting" projects, the SF
Transportation Authority is providing core funding for
their core systems, and new transportation choices with
safer walking and biking, and a better link to land
use. Caltrain extended into a rebuilt Transbay
Terminal, and a Bus Rapid Transit Network, also get a
tremendous boost. TALC will work to gather more support
for the initiative.
Learn more at our member group, Transportation for a
Livable City at:
http://www.livablecity.org/campaigns/salestax.html
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6. Now Hiring: South Bay Community Organizer -
6-months, part-time
The Organizer will be based in Santa Clara County
(preferably working from home) and reports to the
Executive Director. Position is part-time (10-20
hours/week, including evenings and/or weekends). This is
a 6-month position, possibly longer depending on
available funding. Wage is $12 - 15 per hour, depending
on experience. Announcement posted July 15, 2003.
Position open until filled. TALC is an equal opportunity
employer. People of color and women are strongly
encouraged to apply.
Learn more at:
http://www.transcoalition.org/about/about_jobs.html#job
6. Organizador Comunitario para el Este de San José
Posición Temporal de 6 meses
El Orgaanizador trabajará en el Condado de Santa
Clara (preferentemente desde su casa) y presentando
reportes al Director Ejecutivo. La Posición es temporal
(10-20 horas por semana, incluyendo trabajo por la noche
y/o en los fines de semana). Esta es una posición de 6
meses, con posibilidad de extenderse de haber
disponibilidad de fondos. El salario es de $12 - $15 por
hora dependiendo de su experiencia. Esta posición se
anunciará desde el 17 de Julio, 2003. La posición
permanecerá disponible hasta que se ocupe la vacante.
TALC es un empleador de oportunidades equitativas. Se
anima a que mujeres y gente de color soliciten este
empleo. Learn more at:
http://www.transcoalition.org/about/about_jobs.html#job2
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7. Calendar
August 20 - TALC REGIONAL MEETING,
5:30-7:30pm, Sierra Club, 85 2nd St., SF, Agenda not
yet available
Learn more at:
http://www.transcoalition.org/calendar.html
September 17 - TALC REGIONAL MEETING,
5:30-7:30pm, Sierra Club, 85 2nd St., SF, Agenda not
yet available
October 15-18 - WALK/BIKE CONFERENCE,
CBC and the City of
Oakland are proud to present the California Walking and
Bicycling Conference 2003. Learn more at:
http://www.WalkBikeCalifornia.net
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8. Member Groups In Action
Inclusionary Housing in California: 30 Years of
Innovation
A report by: Non-Profit Housing Association of
Northern California (NPH)
One-hundred-seven (107) cities and counties in
California are part of an explosive trend in the
adoption of a housing strategy, called inclusionary
housing, that has the potential to double affordable
housing production statewide, according to the report.
The report summarizes findings of a survey of all 525
jurisdictions, and reports that 62 percent of the 107
cities and counties have recently adopted inclusionary
housing programs, which are sets of policies that seek
to ensure a portion of new residential developments are
reserved for lower income households. * Learn more at
the NPH website:
http://www.nonprofithousing.org/index.atomic
* Order the report:
https://secure.ga3.org/02/preorder_inclusionaryreport?source=WhatsNew
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Transportation Costs and the American Dream:
Why a Lack of Transportation Choices Strains the
Family Budget and Hinders Home Ownership
A report by: Surface Transportation Policy
Project (STPP)
Transportation is the second largest annual expense for
American families, adding up to more than three times
the cost of health care, and exceeded only by housing as
an expenditure. For lower-income families, the expense
of transportation poses an even greater burden,
inhibiting wealth creation, hindering home ownership,
and dangerously straining already tight family budgets.
This new report outlines this issue and ranks 28 major
metropolitan areas by the amount of the family budget
devoted to daily transportation costs. * Read more:
http://www.transact.org/report.asp?id=224
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