Our Approach to Regional Programs Updated 8/23: Getting There Together Coalition members and allies strongly supported affordability as their top priority, and were in favor of Fare Affordability, Anti-displacement (Community Strengthening), and Multi-Family Housing; safety, selecting Active Transportation Regional Connections, and Safety Hotspots; and programs that fall into transit service needs, including Better Bus and […]
We are excited to welcome our new coalition coordinator, Walter Robinson II! Walter has already hit the ground running in the beginning to expand the coalition, and preparing for strategic and intentional advocacy for communities currently least served by our transportation system. You will be hearing much more from them soon! Walter comes to this […]
By Samuel Diaz, Director of Community Engagement, 1000 Friends of Oregon 1000 Friends of Oregon is proud to be a member of the Getting There Together Coalition, a diverse coalition championing a fair and transparent process to develop a regional transportation measure in the greater Metro area. This is part 1 of a 3-part series. […]
Yesterday afternoon, a standing-room only audience at Metro-owned Winningstad Theatre in Portland watched as new Metro Councilors were sworn into service in their new regional leadership role. The Getting There Together Coalition welcomes the new Metro Council and looks forward to working with them on building equitable transportation investments throughout the region. People. Planning. Parity. […]
Healthy stable families and communities are dependent on a solid roof over their head, healthy affordable foods, quality education and the ability to safely, easily and affordably get around. This is why thoughtful transportation investments that are aligned with affordable housing investments are required to meet the needs of people living on lower incomes, communities […]