Our collaborative endeavors have yielded remarkable achievements within the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP): Positive Developments: Apart from these wins, several other developments deserve attention: Access and learn more about the 2023 RTP by clicking this link.
GTT participated in the PCEF Transportation Decarbonization Roundtable. The roundtable developed equitable and effective program proposals for the Climate Investment Plan (CIP). It brought together diverse perspectives and priorities and provided a constructive space for discussing critical program elements. The group of community leaders convened for three meetings, all held before the preliminary draft of […]
The City of Portland was just awarded $20 million for the 122nd Ave. Project via the Safe Streets for All federal grant! GTT organized a letter of support and testimony last fall for the grant application. Read the letter of support by clicking on this hyperlink!
During the last month of the year, GTT members got together to provide each other with short educational seminars on transportation issues and priorities. Member organizations got updated on transportation topics and after felt more confident about GTT’s focus in the future. In addition to an educational opportunity, the event was centered on community building […]
We received funding from the Portland Clean Energy Fund and were able to work on two community-led studies. Check them out below: Transit-adjacent Surplus Property Feasibility Study Explore the feasibility and possible structure of a different kind of model for community engagement with government agencies around transportation, that would center those historically left out of […]
The Getting There Together Coalition has partnered with the Community Cycling Center and students from Portland State University’s Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program to create a Resilience Hub Location Map. The map provides information about publicly-owned parcels of land in the Portland Metro area, alongside spatial data such as zoning, transit, parks, […]
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 […]
