Press Release: Groups Call for Philanthropy to Support Public Transit & Mobility

For Immediate Release: Monday, April 4, 2022  Contact: Doug Gordon | doug@upshiftstrategies.com More Than 35 Civil Rights, Environmental, Transportation And Philanthropic Leaders Call On Climate Funders To Re-Think Their Giving And Invest More In Clean Transportation To Curb Greenhouse Gasses  Today, more than 35 leading climate justice, environmental, civil rights and philanthropic leaders called onContinue reading “Press Release: Groups Call for Philanthropy to Support Public Transit & Mobility”

‘The crossroads between climate and equity’: Advocates push for transit justice

Grassroots organizers look to seize the momentum of the infrastructure legislation and heightened awareness of equity issues to improve public transportation access. Q&A by Dan Zukowski at SmartCitiesDive With the Black Lives Matter movement heightening awareness of racial and social inequities, and with the recent challenges facing essential workers who rely on public transit, theContinue reading “‘The crossroads between climate and equity’: Advocates push for transit justice”

Public Transit, Built Back Better

The Build Back Better plan’s historic investment in public transit would have a tremendous positive impact. If you follow the news about President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, you might have heard a lot about its 10-year price tag. But you probably haven’t heard much about what it would actually do. The bill will investContinue reading “Public Transit, Built Back Better”