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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
