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Act now to support an equitable transportation plan for Contra Costa County

The Contra Costa Transportation Authority is planning to place a new half-cent sales tax for transportation on the March 2020 ballot, which would raise about $3 billion over 30 years. This is a critical opportunity to make Contra Costa County communities more affordable, safe, and healthy, and ensure that residents with transportation barriers like seniors, youth, and people with disabilities can more easily get where they need to go.

Tell your representatives that you want to see a bold, equitable expenditure plan with major investments in sustainable transportation options.

TransForm and more than a dozen partner organizations are urging the CCTA to make the following commitments. More detailed asks are in our coalition platform. Tell decision-makers that you support these demands:

Significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and commit to no new GHG and VMT-inducing projects.
Increase funding for public transportation.
Commit to an outcomes-oriented approach with measurable performance targets, to ensure the measure results in the greatest public benefits for every dollar spent
Prioritize social equity and improve transportation options for all, especially those with the greatest transportation barriers, including youth, seniors, people of lower incomes, and people with disabilities.
Commit to transparent public oversight and deep community engagement moving forward.

You can make a difference if you take action now before the CCTA votes on August 21, 2019. We also encourage you to share your priorities in this CCTA Survey.

Coalition members:

350 Bay Area
Bike East Bay
Contra Costa Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Contra Costa MoveOn
Elders Climate Action
Greenbelt Alliance
Indivisible ReSisters Walnut Creek
Orinda Progressive Action Alliance
Monument Impact
Save Mount Diablo
Sunflower Alliance
Sustainable Rossmoor
TransForm
Urban Habitat

Thank you for taking action to support a sustainable, equitable transportation expenditure plan for Contra Costa County. We just need a few pieces of information to connect you with your representatives.

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Subject: I support a sustainable and equitable transportation expenditure plan

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As a resident of Contra Costa County, I support a sustainable, equitable 2020 Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP). This is a critical opportunity to make our community more affordable, safe, and healthy, and ensure that residents with transportation barriers like seniors, youth, and people with disabilities can more easily get where they need to go. Please do what you can to ensure the CCTA’s TEP follows the recommendations put forward by more than a dozen local organizations. - Significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and commit to no new GHG and VMT-inducing projects. - Increase funding for public transportation. - Commit to an outcomes-oriented approach with measurable performance targets, to ensure the measure results in the greatest public benefits for every dollar spent - Prioritize social equity and improve transportation options for all, especially those with the greatest transportation barriers, including youth, seniors, people of lower incomes, and people with disabilities. - Commit to transparent public oversight and deep community engagement moving forward. We need to find ways to relieve traffic congestion that also reduce driving and climate emissions, including convenient and affordable alternatives to solo driving. That means prioritizing public transit, safe walking and biking infrastructure, and access and affordability for those who most need better transportation options. I urge you to support a TEP that addresses these issues and responds to the needs of residents like me.

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It appears you live outside Contra Costa County. While we can’t email your elected representatives this way, there are other ways you can make your voice heard!

Take the Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s survey about your transportation priorities.
Share this action alert and the CCTA survey with people you know in and around Contra Costa County using the templates below.
Contact CCTA staff and commissioners to share your thoughts directly. Let them know about your connection to transportation in Contra Costa.

Sample Tweet: I support fair, sustainable transportation investments for #ContraCostaCounty. If you also want more transportation alternatives to cut traffic and pollution, tell your elected representatives here: http://bit.ly/ccta-action.

Sample Post for Facebook: Transportation plans need to cut traffic AND pollution by supporting convenient alternatives to solo driving. That’s why I just signed on to support fair, sustainable transportation investments for Contra Costa County. Join me and tell your elected representatives we need change: http://bit.ly/ccta-action.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at lmason@transformca.org.

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