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Dispatch$0-$20,000
Image for: Walk Bike Nashville
2019
2019

After the Vote: Maintaining Momentum in Nashville for Dedicated funding for Transit and Transportation

Granted $11,000 to keep the momentum for transit rolling post referendum by laying the groundwork for a new coalition to push for critical short-term transit needs and dedicated funding in the medium term.

Recipient: Walk Bike Nashville
Image for: The Piedmont Environmental Council (Coalition for Smarter Growth)
2019
2019

DC bus report card

The Coalition for Smarter Growth granted $25,000 to create a critical report card on WMATA bus routes that operate primarily within the District of Columbia on city streets. The report card would analyze data and performance in ways similar to the recent Miami Transit Alliance Transportation Report Card/Where’s My Bus campaign and be designed for public/media release.

Recipient: The Piedmont Environmental Council (Coalition for Smarter Growth)
Image for: Smart Growth America – Greater Greater Washington
2019
2019

Building Capacity for Bus Advocacy in Washington, DC

Greater Greater Washington (GGWash) will develop and implement a bus advocacy program focused on Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners (locally elected DC representatives) in 2019/2020, aimed at building greater support for bus priority projects in DC.

Recipient: Smart Growth America – Greater Greater Washington
Image for: RVA Rapid Transit
2019
2019

The Riders Agenda

Granted $40,000 for advocacy to surface rider priorities during the CEO search process via our existing network of riders and transit advocates.

Recipient: RVA Rapid Transit
2018
2018

Building an Equitable Pittsburgh Transit Network: Transit Innovations to Move All Riders

Advocacy campaign to enhance local bus service per input from riders and implementation of rapid boarding and payment processes. Granted supported AV research and outreach to other transit and grassroots advocacy organizations nationwide to build a transit-focused platform on this topic. PPT intends to research and draft a platform position paper on AVs in the second quarter of 2018, and host a national call on the issue with other transit organizations in the third quarter of 2018.

Recipient: Thomas Merton Center, Inc.
2018
2018

Where's My Bus Campaign

Granted $25,00 to support our team to ride buses on a daily basis, talk to bus riders, collect their stories and data, and provide them with advocacy support. In addition, this support will allow our team to build a preliminary online tool based on rider experiences and data to support upcoming advocacy efforts during the fall budget hearings.

Recipient: Miami Dade Transit Alliance
2018
2018

High Impact Journalism

Streetsblog Denver granted $20,000 to continue their essential reporting on Denver’s plans to overhaul its transit system.

Recipient: Colorado Nonprofit Development Center – Streetsblog Denver
2018
2018

Accountability for Better Transit Service in Baltimore

Advocacy campaign to reverse service cuts and hold MTA accountable for the BaltimoreLINK plan.

Recipient: Baltimore Community Foundation, Inc. – Central Maryland Transportation Alliance
2018
2018

Prospect Avenue Walkability Initiative

Advocacy campaign to increase community advocacy capacity in order to improve walkability in what will soon be the city’s newest high frequency enhanced bus route — the Prospect MAX.

Recipient: BikeWalkKC