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Help support transit
and housing choices in the Bay Area!
MTC is now considering a policy that will
require cities and counties to plan for transit-supportive growth in station
areas before releasing funds for new transit expansion projects. TALC calls these station areas “transit
opportunity zones.” MTC will provide funding to cities to plan these zones. We
are calling on MTC and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) advising MTC to
include strong and specific standards that will create livable, walkable
communities in these zones.
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Help TALC and EBBC kick
off the new regional Safe Routes to Transit Program!
What do you need to make your trip to transit by
foot or by bike safer? We want to know! Regional Measure 2, the $1 bridge toll
increase that voters passed in March, included $20 million for a new Safe
Routes to Transit grant program. Join TALC and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition
(EBBC) on Wednesday February 9th from 9am until noon at the MetroCenter (101
8th St, at the Lake Merritt BART station) to hear about the new program and to
help us decide what types of projects will be eligible for funding in our
first call for projects!
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Free trainings, technical assistance, and
how-to Guide on winning transportation improvements
For community groups in the Bay Area's
low-income and people-of-color communities, TALC is now offering free
trainings for leaders and volunteers, free technical assistance
to help you win the transportation your community needs, and a free
Access Now! guide as a resource.
Trainings cover a “Who's Who” of transportation decision makers and help you
identify the best opportunities to win the transportation changes you need.
Trainings are typically two hours, are individually tailored to your group’s
situation and issues. Trainings and Technical Assistance are available in
Spanish; for Trainings, we can arrange for translation for other languages as
well. TALC can also give a brief presentation as part of your organization's
regular meeting.
We will be mailing out hundreds of the new Access Now! guides in
January or February, to TALC Member and Affiliate Groups and to community
leaders in low-income and people-of-color communities. A Spanish version of
the guide will be available later in the spring.
To make sure you get an Access Now! guide, or to request Trainings or
Technical Assistance, call Jeff Hobson at 510-740-3102 or (starting in
January) TALC's new TEACH Program Director Emily Rogers at 510-740-3109, email
us at
access@transcoalition.org, or see
www.transcoalition.org/access. For inquiries in Spanish, call
Sandra Padilla at 510-740-3104.
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New staff join TALC’s
TEACH project
TALC recently bid a sad farewell to Sita
Chokkalingam, who headed up our Transportation Equity And Community Health
(TEACH) project during the past two years. Sita developed a repetitive strain
injury which made it impossible for her to continue working at TALC. We will
miss her and wish her well on her path to recovery.
TALC recently hired two new people who we are excited to welcome. Emily
Rogers is the new Director of the TEACH Program. She comes to TALC as the
outgoing Executive Secretary of San Francisco's Department of the Environment.
For 3½ years Emily oversaw a project helping to develop a community plan for
Bayview/Hunters Point, including a whole range of transportation issues. She
will oversee our new Access Now! training program (see above) and will conduct
outreach in Richmond regarding access to health.
Sandra Padilla is the new TEACH Outreach Coordinator, and will focus
her efforts in central and eastern Contra Costa County. Born in Guatemala,
Sandra is a native Spanish speaker and has done both oral and written
translation for other organizations. She is extremely dedicated to
transportation and social justice. Additionally, Sandra will work with Amber
Crabbe on the Safe Routes to Transit program.
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Save the date: TALC's 8th annual summit on April
9, 2005
Join TALC on April 9th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
for our 8th annual summit.
(Registration will begin at 9:30 am.)
Although the program hasn't been set yet, as with TALC's previous summits this
will be a don't miss event for TALC's diverse constituents, supporters,
and activists. Everyone who wants to help create a more sustainable and
socially just Bay Area should save the date!
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Happy holidays, and
please remember TALC at the end of the year
TALC wishes you and your loved ones a happy,
healthy, and safe holiday season and best wishes for the New Year.
And while we're on the subject ... we also wish
that you'll remember TALC as you consider your end of the year charitable
contributions!
TALC is doing vitally important work to create a
sustainable and socially just Bay Area, but funding for this type of work is
increasingly difficult to obtain. We greatly appreciate any one-time donations
or recurring monthly donation. Any amount helps, and we’ll work to stretch
your dollar as far as possible.
Our
new online donation service – powered by Groundspring.org – makes supporting TALC’s work easier than ever, and completely secure.
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