January 13th Metro Council Meeting Action Alert

On Monday, January 13, Metro Councilors will hear from the public (you!) about which projects to include in the T2020 Transportation Measure, which will likely be referred to the ballot for a vote in November 2020. A T2020 Task Force recommended a slate of projects that includes many projects to improve safety, accessibility, and affordability by prioritizing investments that support communities of color, supporting clean air, clean water, and healthy ecosystems, and increasing access to opportunity for low-income Oregonians, many of which The Coalition supports.

To learn more about the projects and principles that the Getting There Together Coalition supports for the January 13th Metro Council Hearing, read more here. Complete the form below to send Metro Councilors an email about the projects that should be included in the T2020 Transportation Measure.

I want a safe, affordable, climate-smart transportation system for the region!
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Dear Metro Council, I am reaching out to you about the T2020 transportation funding measure. Access to a wide range of transportation options that are safe, accessible, and climate smart are very important to me. I want a transportation system that maintains keeping clean air, clean water, and healthy ecosystems for generations to come, and I support prioritizing safety for kids, people with disabilities, and older adults, people with low incomes, communities of color, and those who have been displaced and or overlooked in our transportation system. I urge you to vote to build the T2020 transportation measure with these values in mind. I am particularly excited by the transit, safety, and active transportation improvements, and think this measure will bring much-needed change to my community, such as: • A Regional YouthPass for all that helps the next generation of transit riders get around safely while reducing their climate impact. • Enhanced transit investments for the entire region that help me beat congestion and get where I need to go. • Increased funding for highly needed safety and accessibility improvements on 82nd Ave, TV Highway, McLoughlin, Powell, 122nd, 162nd, 181st, SW 185th, Canyon Rd, and Highway 212. •Projects that help advance racial equity through improvements for the Albina Vision Project, 82nd Ave, TV Highway, Powell, and McLoughlin-- some of the most diverse but underserved communities in our region. • Active transportation trails that help me get around with options such as the Trolley Trail Bridge in Clackamas County and Council Creek Trail in Washington County. This is why I support the Getting There Together Coalition in their work on T2020 to create a transportation system that works for everyone. I urge you to support these projects in the measure, and to continue to make investments that make the transportation system safer, more accessible, more affordable, and climate smart for me and others in my community. Thank you!
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