TRANSIT FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES

Transit for Livable Communities envisions a Minnesota where people, employers, and communities thrive because

• We have world-class public transit and communities designed for bicycling and walking.
• People who make decisions about transportation put people first (not cars) and reach for the full potential of transportation to improve quality of life.
• A broad-based, diverse movement advocates for healthy and affordable transportation options and transit-supportive land use that uses our resources wisely.
• If we can do this well, we all are healthier, more connected, and economically vital.

We need you to realize this vision!

With more than 10,000 members, TLC is the state’s largest organization working for more transportation options for Minnesotans. Why does this matter?

Because people spend more on transportation (getting around—to work, to errands, to the doctor, to school) than on any other household cost except housing itself. In 2001, the average family spent nearly 20 cents of every dollar on getting around—and that was before gas prices approached $4 per gallon.

Demand for transit is rising but funding is a battle. Regional transit ridership is on pace to top 90 million in 2011. The 90-million mark has been exceeded only twice in the last 30 years. In greater Minnesota, transit ridership is also growing, providing essential mobility for elderly, low-income, and disabled populations.

More people are choosing bicycling and walking (often in combination with transit) to get where they need to go. The benefits are immense—in terms of money saved, greater health, less pollution, and the sheer joy of being outside and seeing your community firsthand.

TLC fights for more funding for transit, bicycling and walking—and plays aggressive defense to protect transit funding and promote bicycling and walking at the state legislature and at the federal level.

• Watch this video from our work this spring at the legislature to protect transit funding.

TLC also administers the Bike Walk Twin Cities federal pilot program to increase bicycling and walking as a means of transportation. The result is more than 75 miles of new bike ways and sidewalks, funding for bicycle-sharing, and for a program that provide bikes to clients of social service organizations, as well as roadway design assistance for cities and promotion and educational programs.

• Watch this video about new bicycle boulevards in Minneapolis
• Watch this video about providing transportation options through the Sibley Bike Depot and Hope Community.

Find out more about our work at http://www.tlcminnesota.org and http://www.bikewalktwincities.org

Thank you to the members and donors who work with us to expand transportation options in Minnesota.