Equitable Transit

Partnership affiliates are bringing together strong coalitions of labor, faith, community and civil rights organizations, with the goal of leveraging transit investments to bring positive transformations to all communities. These organizations pioneered the movement for a community benefits approach to public spending, arguing for redevelopment strategies that ensure all communities benefit.

Now, Partnership affiliates in seven cities are using that approach to insert equity into all aspects of transit investment. Equitable transit is shaped by policies that: n Include community input in decision making;

• Connect people to opportunity;
• Make public transportation accessible and affordable;
• Spur the creation of affordable housing;
• Create good jobs through the construction, operation and development of new transit lines and stops; and
• Decrease carbon emissions and slow global warming.