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Oh, the places you’ll go!
In 2017, a small group of leaders from community-based organizations penned a letter asking the region’s transportation leaders to think boldly and more equitably in the ways we invest in transportation for our region — and with it, the Getting There Together Coalition was born. We know our region is stronger when we all have […]
Looking for Participants for the Transportation Justice Storytelling Project
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 […]
GTT Testimony on POEM Recommendations
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 […]
RFP: Transportation Justice Storytelling Project
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 […]
Welcome Our New Coalition Manager!
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 […]
Q & A with Rep. Khanh Pham
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 […]
Welcome TriMet General Manager Sam Desue, Jr.
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 […]
Once in a Generation Investments in Transit
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 […]
Now Hiring: Coalition Manager
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 […]
We Call on Congress to Increase Funding for Transit Operations
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 […]
Supporting Our Community
We’re excited to announce we’ve been named as an inaugural grantee of the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF)! With this investment we’ll be continuing our research and advocacy that advances climate justice and centers voices from Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color in transportation. Many thanks to the organizers and leaders who […]
TriMet GM Search – Participate in Survey, Listening Sessions in Feb & March
After less than three years at the helm, TriMet’s top boss, General Manager (GM) Doug Kelsey, announced their retirement in December 2020. This leadership change provides an opportunity for the community to be involved in this essential hiring decision that will have impacts across the greater Portland region for years to come. The $1.5 billion […]
Weigh in on how Regional Flexible Funds will be spent
Metro, our regional government body, is kicking off a public input process to update their Regional Flexible Fund Allocation (RFFA) policy – which covers federal transportation funding Metro receives and will spend in 2025-2027. This funding – typically about $150 million over three years, is just 5% of all the transportation funding spent in the […]