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GRANTEE IMPACTS

The Equitable Transportation Fund (ETF) evaluates the impacts of its awards by aligning them to fund goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. They are designed to provide investment direction for future ETF Request for Proposals (RFPs) by showing progress to the three goal areas: 

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Fund Goals

Transform Transportation Policy. Advocate for transportation policies and planning to include land use considerations.

Impact Highlight

  • 1000 Friends of Wisconsin conducted walk-roll audits and facilitated discussions that highlighted the experiences of pedestrians and transit users, raising awareness of unsafe infrastructure, transit stop conditions, and equity considerations in traffic enforcement, while equipping participants to advocate for road designs and transit policies that prioritize people over cars.

  • Active Transportation Alliance convened members of Chicago City Council for a subject-matter hearing in September 2022 with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and community leaders. The Advocacy Committee worked with allies to organize and host a press conference before the hearing. This has led to new and sustained public pressure on the agency to be more transparent and accountable in how it’s addressing its safety and service problems.  

  • Bike East Bay partnered with Oakland and local organizations to develop and pilot a new block party permit process, hosting two neighborhood block parties that identified and publicly documented local multimodal transportation needs.

  • Central Maryland Transportation Alliance participated in advocacy campaigns to support the Transportation & Climate Alignment Act and the Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2025, as well as to influence the MDOT

  • Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) for FY2025-30. Governor Moore’s draft transportation budget in September 2024 was not great for public transportation, but after extensive advocacy throughout the fall his final transportation budget in January 2025 was much better. 

  • Coalition for Smarter Growth won immediate safety fixes, including reducing travel lane width and creating a hashed shoulder along westbound Route 7 where there is a missing sidewalk connection; adding pedestrian warning signs along Route 7; and reprogramming of the Glenn Caryln Road intersection signal, to give pedestrians more time to cross.

  • Detroit People’s Platform collaborated with Warriors on Wheels to promote public ownership and adoption of a low/no emissions paratransit fleet in Detroit. inclusive engagement sessions, creating a "Call for Equity" sign-on letter, and distributing educational materials, alongside research and direct advocacy before city officials to drive stakeholder support and decision-making.

  • LINK Houston continued a years-long advocacy campaign to stop a Texas Department of Transportation highway expansion project routed through priority communities that would displace thousands of people’s homes and jobs. In 2020, the federal government launched a Civil Rights Act Title VI investigation and Harris County, TX filed a lawsuit against the expansion project in response to continued advocacy campaigns.

  • Metropolitan Planning Council’s project resulted in a package of design documents for the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC) to visualize nonmotorized transportation improvements under the rail viaducts in Chinatown. 

  • Pittsburghers for Public Transit developed the All PA white paper laying out solutions to fund service restoration and expansion. These policies have been advanced as legislation in both the PA House and Senate. 

  • San Francisco Bicycle Coalition launched the Tenderloin Community Alternatives to Policing (TLCAP) campaign to engage residents, and to educate and solicit feedback to develop non-police, community-based alternatives to traditional traffic enforcement.

  • Seattle Neighborhood Greenways partnered with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Human Services Race Equity Change team to address concerns on the aggressive parking ticketing in the Central District.

  • Transportation Alternatives advocated for the creation of “self-enforcing streets” that rely on street design and automated enforcement, rather than NYPD officers to ensure that systems and infrastructure carry no biases that may lead to police harassment or violence, especially for communities of color.

  • Unlimited Potential developed an equity model to include community input, scenario planning, and pollution transport modeling to inform electrification and transportation policies that can reduce environmental disparities in underserved communities. 

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Accelerate Clean and People-Centered Transportation.
Reduce vehicle miles traveled and advance electric options.

  • Boston Cyclists Union expanded safety improvements through advocacy by adding a record 6.5 miles of permanent protected bike lanes and advancing safety changes on two arterials in majority-minority neighborhoods through resident organizing and feedback.

  • East Metro Strong strengthened integration between Metro Transit and HourCar by facilitating a data-sharing agreement, developing co-marketing materials promoting transit and carshare, and tripling community sign-ups for HourCar through the Transit + Carshare campaign.

  • FASTLinkDTLA advocated for the passage of the Healthy Streets for All of Los Angeles (HLA) a citywide measure to support the City installing new bike lanes, bus lanes and sidewalk improvement. 

  • LivableStreets Alliance secured $300 million in federal funding for the Allston I-90 multimodal project, aimed at addressing the damage caused by constructing a highway through the community over 50 years ago.

  • Move LA successfully pushed the connection of the Rail-to-Rail Project to the LA River (Segment B), which LA Metro approved in August 2022.

  • Northeast Transportation Connections established a micro-mobility library at Clara Brown Commons, allowing residents to check out e-bikes free of charge, enhancing their ability to run errands and access nearby RTD transit hubs, supporting healthier, more inclusive communities through multimodal transportation options.

  • Our Streets Minneapolis through the Bring Back 6th campaign, worked to reimagine Olson Memorial Highway, advancing plans for dedicated bus lanes and improved pedestrian access with strong community engagement and support. 

  • Our Streets Minneapolis/ MOVE MN launched a County Streets for People campaign to advance sustainable transportation and reduce vehicle miles traveled.

  • Pittsburghers for Public Transit won a $153 million state highway funding flex to SEPTA in Dec 2024.

  • Propel ATL reached 1,100 individuals via their Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Army during community events and neighborhood planning meetings throughout the year.

  • San Francisco Bicycle Coalition won approvals for a 20 mph and No Turn on Red policy, which included the recommendations from the TLCAP outreach.

  • Seattle Neighborhood Greenways refreshed communications outputs, including developing a new logo, website, and storytelling videos. They designed wayfinding banners so that people know how to use greenways for commuting.

  • Transportation Alternatives combined research and grassroots organizing to advance people-centered streets, securing the permanent adoption of Open Streets with 100 miles of car-free, multi-use streets and prompting the Department of Transportation to commit to installing 10,000 additional bike racks following the release of its bike parking report.

  • Unlimited Potential led community outreach efforts and hosted 5 EPA electrification and transportation workshops as well as 5 workshops related to the IRA. Unlimited Potential leveraged these workshops for additional education around transportation, complete streets, and investment opportunities. 

Build Coalition Capacity. Build and sustain lasting capacity of advocates as they advance holistic policies.

  • 1000 Friends of Wisconsin built statewide advocacy capacity by connecting community groups with mobility advocates through walk-roll audits, planner-led trainings, and policy education, while leading the Transit for All PA campaign to mobilize more than 20,000 advocates and equip communities across nearly every legislative district to advance equitable street design, transit funding, and improved transit service.

  • Active Transportation Alliance strengthened coalition capacity by establishing a more formal governance structure, expanding partnerships with new transportation justice allies, and leading public engagement activities that increased residents' awareness, participation, and ability to advocate for community transportation needs.

  • BikeWalkKC formed the Transportation for All coalition comprised of 36 organizations and advocacy groups from across the Kansas City region.

  • Boston Cyclists Union deepened partnerships with both local mobility and priority community groups to align and advance shared interests collaboratively and collectively.

  • Center for Neighborhood Technology strengthened the Transportation Equity Network by supporting and compensating community-based leaders, expanding coalition capacity, fostering collaboration with government agencies, and developing tools such as the Community Engagement Evaluation Framework, participatory budgeting guide, and “Our Voice, Our Budget” fact sheet to empower historically disinvested communities to engage in equitable transportation planning and advocacy.

  • CHISPA Arizona hosted eight listening sessions with nearly 600 attendees, gathering community feedback on IRA-funded micro-projects through canvassing and phone outreach. A Summit on August 14, 2024, brought together Chispa members, elected officials, and leaders to collaborate on identified projects, focusing on green spaces, clean energy, public transportation, and air pollution.

  • Coalition for Smarter Growth strengthened community capacity by building partnerships with residents to engage in the Route 7 bus rapid transit study and providing nine online trainings on equitable land use policies connecting transportation and housing.

  • FASTLinkDTLA formed the Downtown Los Angeles Mobility for All coalition as well as the proposed Festive Trail.

  • Front and Centered launched their first cohort of Community Assemblies as a tool for building community capacity to engage in collaborative governance with the state of Washington across a range of climate and environmental justice issues.

  • Health by Design advanced transportation equity collaboration by hosting a statewide Health Equity Summit aligned with Equitable Transportation Fund priorities and developing meeting materials and resources to support ongoing transit partner coordination.

  • Move LA advanced efforts on bus infrastructure at the local and state levels by building a coalition to support bus shelters and free student transit passes throughout California.

  • No Boundaries Coalition developed a partnership with the Better Transit Now campaign and participated in the MOVE Coalition for the Governor’s transportation budget. 

  • Our Streets Minneapolis/ Move MN hired staff to initiate a coalition building campaign that centered on co-creation and shared values rather than top-down decision making.

  • Propel ATL hosted bi-monthly coalition meetings to advance transit equity advocacy with Propel ATL, Partnership for Southern Equity, MARTA Army, Southern Environmental Law Center, and the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia.

  • Ride New Orleans advanced inclusive transportation advocacy by engaging diverse community partners and working directly with transit-reliant residents to shape planning processes, develop advocacy messages, and empower community members to influence policy decisions.

  • Transportation Choices Coalitions strengthened statewide coalition capacity by convening cross-sector partners through 50 virtual meetings focused on shared values and collaboration, while improving accessibility through adapted meeting formats and documentation practices.

  • Transportation Riders United trained more than twenty advocates about aspects of clean mobility, expanded learning about their shared vision and values, and built alignment in the policies needed to achieve them.  

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