Transit Justice
Investing in the transportation needs of low-income communities of color.
We secure transportation investments that meet the needs of low-income communities of color and comply with civil rights laws, including increased funding to operate more public transit service for low-income riders and improve working conditions for bus operators.
Our Priorities
Funding Transit Service
We advocate to reallocate existing funding and identify new sources for transit operations funding at the regional, state, and federal levels.
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Working Conditions
We work with frontline transit unions and riders to push for changes to improve working conditions.
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Equitable Policies
We work on equitable policies for transit funding, fares, service, and the distribution of public street spaces
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Bay Area Transit Funding
About the Campaign Even before the COVID-10 pandemic, the Bay Area lacked enough transit service to meet the needs of transit riders or California’s climate …
State Transit Transformation Task Force
About the Campaign As part of a short-term funding package passed in 2023, the California legislature set up a task force to provide recommendations for …
AC Transit Realign
About the campaign In 2022 AC Transit started a project called Realign to restructure their service in the aftermath of the pandemic. The project has …
key coalitions
ClimatePlan
ClimatePlan is a network of dozens of organizations working to improve land-use and transportation planning to protect Californians’ health, communities, environment, and climate.
Learn MorePeople’s Transit Alliance
The People’s Transit Alliance organizes with rank-and-file transit workers and riders to fight for a public transit system that serves the people, both riders and workers. We are organizing for public transit systems that working-class people deserve. This means green and fare-free transit, good union jobs, and an accessible transit system that prioritizes transit-dependent riders.
Learn MoreVoices for Public Transportation Coalition
Voices for Public Transportation is a coalition of community groups, transit advocates, unions, and policy organizations working to pass a game-changing regional measure to invest in our transit system so that all Bay Area residents can get around affordably and easily while protecting the climate.
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