The GTT GIS map has compiled a large number of layers related to GTT’s priorities of racial equity, emissions reduction, and accessibility and safety. The map can be used to explore data spatially to help identify future areas for transit and safety and investments. The GTT GIS map provides an intersectional understanding of how city […]
Do you have community members in mind that would be interested in being part of The Lift Every Voice Transportation Justice Storytelling Project? There will be stipends for the interviews – $100 per person, prioritized for BIPOC. Share this link with community members: English form: https://form.jotform.com/212647591628161Spanish form: https://form.jotform.com/212796557146163 The Getting There Together Coalition wants to […]
The City of Portland’s POEM project started with a question: Should we use pricing strategies more intentionally in Portland to create a more equitable and sustainable transportation system? Between 2019-2021, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) in partnership with the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) convened a community task force to explore this question […]
The Getting There Together Coalition seeks a contractor to produce interviews and transportation stories highlighting needs and barriers from Black, Indigenous, and communities of color, women, people with disabilities, youth, older adults, and people living on a lower income in the greater Portland region. The primary goal of the product is to interview and compile […]
After an extended search, we are excited and delighted to announce our new Coalition Manager, Ariadna Falcon Gonzalez. Ariadna is passionate about community organizing and politics, and has volunteered and worked with diverse communities in the Portland Metro area. During the 2020 election, she interned for Chris Gorsek’s senate campaign and organized phone banks to […]
Khanh Pham was elected in 2020 to represent District 46, which covers much of SE Portland, from NE 32nd in Laurelhurst to SE 112th in Mill Park and Powellhurst-Gilbert. 82nd Ave runs through the length of her district. At the beginning of the month the Oregon Department of Transportation agreed to spend $70 million on […]
The Coalition is pleased to know the outcome of Trimet’s more transparent process has resulted in the hiring of Sam Desue, Jr. as the next General Manager. The feedback from Getting There Together Coalition members was incorporated into some aspects of Trimet’s General Manager hiring process. A number of GTT member organizations were represented in […]
President Biden and Congress are currently negotiating two pieces of major infrastructure legislation that, through a wide variety of funding programs, would make substantial progress on addressing climate change, systemic inequities, poverty, unemployment, and recovering from the pandemic. One is a giant, one-time infrastructure stimulus package, President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, that will invest transformational […]
Update June 14, 2021: Applications are still being accepted for this position, and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. We are hiring a Getting There Together Coalition Manager to lead our efforts to grow a connected and informed Coalition through policy analysis, community involvement, and engagement with elected and community leaders in values-centered […]
In recognition of Earth Day, the Getting There Together Coalition, in partnership with 40 elected leaders, transit, environmental, housing, and community organizations across the state, sent a letter to the Oregon Congressional Delegation urging them to increase federal investments in public transit “so that all Americans have access to high-quality, safe, affordable, and reliable public transit […]
