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Attend TALC's regional
meeting -- February 16th, 5:30 PM
Wednesday, February 16, 5:30-7:30 pm. (Orientation for new
attendees from 5:00-5:30.) Sierra Club, 85 2nd Street, San Francisco.
Items on the agenda include HOT lanes (High
Occupancy Toll lanes) and TALC's strategic plan. We will have pro and con
speakers and a discussion of what TALC's position on HOT lanes should be. This
discussion will feed into TALC's strategic planning process and will be used
in our work to help shape MTC's HOT lane proposals. We will also gather
feedback on TALC's strategic plan, which is nearing completion.
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Save the date: TALC's 8th annual
Summit on April
9, 2005
Join TALC on April 9th for our 8th annual
Summit. This
will be a don't miss event for TALC's constituents, supporters,
and activists. Be a part of the movement for a more sustainable and
socially just Bay Area. Save the date!
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Support livable communities
MTC is now considering a policy that is a
long-time goal of TALC's: requiring cities and counties to plan for
transit-supportive land use within a half-mile radius of transit centers before
funds are released for new transit expansion projects. While applauding MTC
for this initiative, TALC is concerned that their current proposal, which
simply sets housing and job thresholds, is not enough. Our coalition is
calling on MTC to
include strong and specific standards that will create livable, walkable
communities in these areas. If you haven't already done so, please sign on to
our Livable Communities Platform, and send a letter today.
Take action at:
www.transcoalition.org/c/landuse/landuse_home.html
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Funding is needed to
complete the Bay Bridge Pathway to SF
The new East Span of the Bay Bridge will include
a pathway for cyclists, pedestrians, and Caltrans maintenance activities,
regardless of the design that is ultimately selected. TALC is joining with the
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC), Bay Area Bicycle Coalition, and others
in asking state and regional leaders to fund completion of the pathway from
Treasure Island to San Francisco. Relative to the cost of the East Span
Replacement, adding a pathway to the existing West Span is a bargain and would
have multiple benefits for Bay Area commuters of all modes. Visit the SFBC
website for up-to-date information and an online form for easily sending a
letter to MTC. Please take action today!
Send a fax to MTC:
www.sfbike.org/?baybridge_fax
Learn more:
www.sfbike.org/?baybridge
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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, which 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 25th, from 12:30-5:00pm at the MetroCenter, 101
8th Street (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! Note the date and time
change from the last newsletter.
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South Bay transit riders
meetings
In June 2005, the VTA Board, which is controlled by Mayor Ron Gonzales, will once
again be voting to raise bus and light rail fares. Come learn about VTA's attacks on
transit riders and be part of a growing movement to reform the VTA
Board of Directors and end the attacks on low income people of color
communities, the elderly, and the disabled.
English language meeting
Wednesday, February 9th, 5:30 - 7pm. Location TBD
Junta en español
Miércoles, 16 de febrero, 5:30 - 7pm
Escuela Lee Mathson, salón G6, 2050 Avenida Kammerer, San José
Updates at:
www.transcoalition.org/c/sus_vta/vta.html#transit_riders_meetings
Or contact Chris Lepe at
chris@transcoalition.org or (408) 729-3284.
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Access Now! guides now available -- plus free
trainings and technical assistance
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 and 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 to other languages. TALC can also give a brief presentation as part of your organization's
regular meeting. A Spanish version of
the guide will be available shortly.
To make sure you get an Access Now! guide, or to request Trainings or
Technical Assistance, call TALC's new TEACH Program Director Emily Rogers at 510-740-3109
or Jeff Hobson at 510-740-3102, 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 board members elected
Member groups voted for TALC's Board of
Directors, and the results of the December election are in. We welcome new
Board members Jeremy
Nelson, Policy Director for Transportation for a Livable City, and Roxanne
Sanchez, President of the SEIU Local 790 BART Chapter. In addition,
representatives of the following organizations were reelected to the Board:
BayRail Alliance (Margaret Okuzumi), Non-Profit Housing Association of
Northern California (Geeta Rao), and the Sierra Club (Dick Schneider).
For more information on the Board:
www.transcoalition.org/about/board.html
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Seeking intern for Access Now!
outreach
The TEACH Program
seeks a volunteer to help with outreach and administrative tasks for our
Access Now! guide and services (see Access Now! description
above). Duties include coordinating
mailings, possibly phone calls to community groups, and and assisting with
planning and developing trainings. The ideal candidate
should be detail oriented, comfortable using MS Word, Excel and FileMaker
Pro and have a pleasant phone manner. Limited training is available.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a stipend for this position. If
you're interested, or for more information, contact Emily Rogers at (510)
740-3109 or
emily@transcoalition.org.
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