Five leading MN environmental groups announce partnership to push for zero-emission transportation
Launch of Coalition for Clean Transportation coincides with global day of action Five of Minnesota’s leading advocacy organizations today announced an alliance to push for zero-emission transportation solutions statewide. MN350,…
New Report Shows Wide Racial Disparities in Twin Cities Transit Times
On May 12, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, TakeAction Minnesota, ISAIAH, and the Center for Popular Democracy released a new report showing the impact of enormous racial disparities in commute times between transit…
Transit Riders, Faith and Community Groups Demand Elected Leaders Make Transit Funding a Top Priority
With less than 5 weeks away from the end of the session, members of ISAIAH, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC) and other community groups assembled on April 16 at the…
House GOP Transportation Proposal Leaves Metro Transit Riders Out in the Cold
Twin Cities, MN (March 23, 2015)–Today, a group of organizations focused on the needs of transit riders issued this response to the transportation proposal, HF4, announced by GOP leadership of…
Transit Challenge Gets Legislators on the Bus
Twin Cities (March 6, 2015)– This week, a bipartisan group of twenty-five Minnesota state legislators signed on to the #HowWeRollMN Transit Challenge, riding the bus and train to experience the…
Transit Riders, Faith and Community Groups Call For Expanded Public Transportation Funding
One hundred transit riders from ISAIAH, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, and other members of the Move MN coalition joined with state leaders, including Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith, State Senator Scott…
Met Council Takes Steps to Reduce Racial and Economic Inequities
The Metropolitan Council’s decision making record for our region is pretty clear – over the past couple decades, we have spent an awful lot on roadways in the outer ring…
Statement: Metropolitan Council May Fall Short on Opportunity for Racial Equity in Southwest Light Rail Project
St. Paul, MN – The Met Council and the City of Minneapolis announced this week they have reached a deal on the Southwest Light Rail project. With continued promises by…
Transit equity means more than light rail | Star Tribune Commentary – 4/11/14
Article by: Dan McGrath and Paul Slack April 11, 2014 – 6:53 PM The debate surrounding Southwest light-rail transit (SWLRT) shouldn’t be confined to rerouting freight rail and shallow tunnels. …
Community Leaders, Transit Riders Call On Met Council, Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis to Make SWLRT More Equitable
Minneapolis, MN (April 8, 2014) – Local organizations, community leaders, and transit riders gathered Tuesday morning in North Minneapolis, calling on the Met Council, City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County to…