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NEWS FROM TALC
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Next TALC regional
meeting - September 20
Mark your calendar for TALC's September regional meeting. Wednesday, September
20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served. (Optional orientation for new
attendees from 5:00-5:30.) Sierra Club, 85 2nd Street, San Francisco. If you
have questions about the meeting contact
info@transcoalition.org.
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TALC is hiring a senior
planner
TALC is currently hiring a Senior Planner for our Great Communities
Initiative. The Senior Planner will work with other leading nonprofits to create
regional advocacy tools and to engage community residents in planning for
transit-oriented developments at select sites around the Bay Area. Review of
applications will begin Monday, August 7. The complete job description is
available online.
Learn more:
www.transcoalition.org/about/about_jobs.html#job
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Introducing new TALC staff
members
In the past six months, TALC has hired several talented new staff members.
Carli Paine took over as Transportation Program Director on August 1st.
Carli will be managing many programs, such as the Safe Routes to Transit grant
program, advocacy on regional and state issues, and will be the liaison with the
transportation justice working group. Marta Lindsey has taken on the role
of Membership and Development Director, and is the "point person" for TALC's
Member and Affiliate Group representatives. As Community Planning Associate,
Joel Ramos is leading TALC's community outreach to support implementation of
Bus Rapid Transit and transit-oriented development in East Oakland. Karla
Peréz-Cordero is TALC's first Administrative Assistant and is keeping our
growing office running smoothly!
Learn more:
www.transcoalition.org/about/about_staff.html
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TALC's position on
November ballot propositions
Strong Yes on Proposition 1C:
Housing and Smart Growth Bond. TALC is strongly supporting Proposition
1C on the November ballot. This $2.85 billion bond would continue state funding
for affordable housing production, and it includes a new $850 million fund for
infill and supportive investments and $300 million for Transit-Oriented
Development. Volunteer, get your group signed on, or donate now at
www.homes4ca.org
Strong No! on Prop 90, "The Taxpayer Trap
Initiative". Proposition 90 on the November 2006 ballot is a
constitutional amendment that would make it nearly impossible to create and
enforce laws and regulations on a wide variety of issues: land use,
transportation, housing, and the environment. Well-funded real-estate interests
are pushing this initiative, similar to Oregon's devastating "Measure 37", as
part of an effort to roll-back regulations around the country. Get active at
www.noprop90.com
TALC currently has no position on either
transportation bond. TALC’s Board of Directors will reconsider the issue in
September, once more member groups have solidified their own positions.
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Celebrate progress on
improving access to health in Contra Costa – September 23
Since 2003, TALC's Transportation Equity And Community Health (TEACH)
Program has worked to improve transportation access to health care facilities in
two low-income Contra Costa County communities: the Monument Corridor in Concord
and Bay Point/Pittsburg. TEACH's community organizing -- which brought together
community members with transportation and health agency representatives -- has
won real improvements, and now it's time to celebrate!
Whether you helped with the project or would just
like to learn more, you are invited to join TEACH Working Group members and
allies for "A Celebration of Changes in Transportation Access" on Saturday,
September 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Meadow Homes Park in Concord. Share good
food and company, view our asset maps and displays from the program, and chat
with these community advocates about their experiences. For more details,
contact Sandra Padilla at
sandra@transcoalition.org or 510-740-3150 x14.
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NEWS FROM TALC MEMBER GROUPS
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TALC's newest member: Livable Berkeley
TALC would like to welcome our newest member organization, Livable Berkeley,
an organization supporting smart growth and sustainable development in Berkeley.
Learn more:
www.livableberkeley.org
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Urban Ecology
advances vision for East Bay Greenway
Unlike the Ohlone Greenway, which parallels BART tracks from Berkeley to El
Cerrito, the BART corridor from East Oakland to Fremont offers extremely limited
open space, pedestrian and bicycling amenities, and connections to neighborhood
facilities. A unique window of opportunity for corridor improvements has opened
with BART investing over $1.3 billion in seismic upgrades to its system. The
vital retrofit project will ensure rider safety, but should also strive to have
positive impacts in the communities through which it cuts. A multi-use greenway
that offers trails, bike paths, and other amenities would serve as a perfect
complement to this larger capital project.
Urban Ecology intends to be the catalyst for the
East Bay Greenway. UE's conceptual plan will offer a community vision for a
multi-use path from Oakland to Fremont, as well as a funding plan to ensure
implementation (Measure AA bond money funding BART’s retrofit project cannot be
used on the East Bay Greenway). This project is ambitious and challenging, but
Urban Ecology is well positioned to make it a reality. For more information
about the East Bay Greenway or to offer your support, please contact Urban
Ecology's Project Coordinator, Phil Olmstead, at (415) 617-0168.
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Save the date for MCBC's Big Bike Bash – September 9
The Marin County Bicycle Coalition's 9th Annual Big Bike Bash will be held
earlier than usual this year on Saturday, September 9. MCBC's annual membership
appreciation party is also occurring in a new location to tie in with the
revived Carrera de San Rafael bike race. The Big Bike Bash will feature live
music, refreshments, and the ever-popular silent auction and raffle. Come to the
bike race and expo, then enjoy the MCBC members-only party.
Learn more:
www.marinbike.org
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EVENTS
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TALC
to receive award at COMTO event
The Conference of Minority Transportation Officials Northern California
Chapter is holding its second annual awards program, which is a fundraiser for
COMTO's college scholarship program. TALC will be honored with a special
recognition award for our work in helping minority communities win real
improvements in transportation. The event will be held on Thursday, August 17
from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the World Trade Club in San Francisco and costs $45.
RSVP by August 10, 2006 to 510-287-4700 or mail a $45 check (payable to COMTO
Northern California Chapter) to Shirley Douglas, 3 Ashmount Way, Oakland, CA
94610.
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