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What is Transportation Justice?
On The Move (OTM):
     The Greater Boston
Transportation Justice Coalition
Background

•On The Move—Who We Are-Accomplishments-Next Steps

•What is Transportation Justice?

•What is missing in the Transportation Agenda

•OTM 21st Century Principles and Vision
Who is OTM?
                        On the Move (OTM) is a coalition of
                          nine community based
                          organizations in greater Boston that
                          came together in 2002 to advocate
                          for transportation justice. Our core
                          constituency is Greater Boston’s
                          low income communities and
                          communities of color and our focus
www.bostononthemove.o     on regional transportation and
                          smart growth.
rg
                        On the Move’s supporters include
                          environmental justice,
                          environmental, community
                          development, affordable housing,
                          tenant’s organizations, public
                          health, and other neighborhood
                          groups
OTM COALITION MEMBERS
                        OTM COALITION MEMBERS
                           (Steering Committee)
                           (Steering Committee)


 Transit Riders Union (TRU)                  ACTION! For Regional Equity
 MASSPIRG                                    Livable Streets Alliance
 The Arborway Committee                      Washington Street Corridor
 Bikes Not Bombs                              Coalition
 The Greater Four Corners Action             Sierra Club
  Coalition

          Our five-point Platform for Transportation Justice and Livable
        Communities, endorsed by 50 organizations includes the following
                                     demands:

       Fix Our Transit System So It Works
       Clean Buses So We Can Breathe
       Give Us Our Fair Share of Transportation Funds
       Give Us a Seat At the Table for Transportation Decision Making
       Link Transportation Improvements to Affordable Housing and Livable
       Communities
OTM Accomplishments and Strengths


 OTM, under the guise of Clean Buses For Boston, has won
  campaigns for cleaner buses and bus monitoring systems

 Free bus-to-bus transfers in the MBTA system, many service
  improvements

 Fare Hikes defeated in 2003 and 2007 with significant OTM
  presence

 MBTA Rider Oversight Committee which several OTM Steering
  Committee members serve on.

 Solid Base of Committee and Coalition Members
What is
Transportation Justice?
    What is Transportation Justice?


   Transportation Justice is the right and
       access to affordable, safe and
   meaningful transportation choices and
   opportunities for all communities in the
  neighborhoods and areas where we live,
        work, play, learn, and pray.
Why is Transportation an
           Environmental Justice Issue?
•                            -
    Burdens on Community Pollution, Costs, Impacts (Physical), Amenities
•   New Transit Development Projects—For Who? Greenbush Line
•   History—Orange Line, Silver Line
•   Decision Making and Access
EJ in Greater Boston
Portland Changing-For Who?
Concerns around Transportation Process in Greater Boston




                  The Missing Community
                           Base
               Churches
               Youth
               Small Businesses
               Senior Citizens
               Immigrants/Foreign Nationals
               Public Housing Residents
               Mentally/Physically Impaired/Paratransit
               Homeless/Indigent Residents
               Communities of Color
Why Has Our Transportation Message Become So
                  ‘Wonky’?

        Lesson One--Thomas The Tank Engine




             The Tale of the Wonky Whistle
             The Tale of the Wonky Whistle
     "Workmen, fix that whistle. The whistle is clearly wonky!" — Victor
      "Workmen, fix that whistle. The whistle is clearly wonky!" — Victor
Base-Building and Advocacy (Arrow and Circle)



      Building Power
                                    Reacting to Fare Increases
       Developing
         Voice                         Crafting Legislation
      Setting Terms                      Working Within
                                          Government
      Making Change
                                    Compromising via Political
        Culture of                         process
       Community
                                    Culture of Elected Officials
       Less Wonk-                         and Politicians
        Real Talk



     Base-Building                 Political Advocacy
Developing Relationships         Legislative Democracy
 Grassroots Organizing           Grasstops Organizing
Arrows—OTM Base-Building

                                    Building Power

                                   Developing Voice

                                    Setting Terms

        Strategizing                Making Change
                                                                 Action
Collaborative Problem Solving         Culture of        Implementation of Strategy
                                     Community
  Identifying Strengths and                                  Sharing Stories
         Weaknesses
                                                            Achieving Change


                                Relationship Building
                                   Empowerment
                                     Storytelling
                                   Building A Voice
OTM Arrow Projects
                        Base-Building and Grassroots Organizing
                                   (Arrow Projects)

                   •OTM VOICES! Campaign-Storytelling and
                   Relationship-Building/Strategy/Action
 OTM               •Formation of Transportation Equity Caucus within core
 Arrow             partnerships, including Transportation For Massachusetts
                   (2011)
Projects           •OTM Transportation Equity Summit (proposed event—
                   2012 and annual)
“Build The Base”   •OTM Member Organization Recruitment (Identify Core
                   Principles—Target Labor, Public Health, Social Justice,
                   Faith-Based Institutions, Immigrant Groups, Youth and
                   Seniors)
                   •OTM & Organizing Opportunities (Events, House
                   Parties, Tabling at Partner Events, etc...)
OTM Circle Projects
                                        General Advocacy
                                         (Circle Projects)
    OTM                      Legislative Advocacy (On-Going Policy
                             Campaigns w/ MBTA/MassDOT and State
    Circle                   Legislature)
                             Coalition Campaigns—Green Justice
   Projects                  Coalition and Transportation for
                             Massachusetts (State Advocacy Committee;
                             General Coalition)
“Accountability of Elected   MBTA Projects (Green Line Extension,
Leaders and the System”      Fairmont/Indigo Line, etc…)
                             OTM Transportation Summit (proposed
                             event—2012 and annual)
Transportation-EJ and Sustainability




Environmental injustices that we’ve been fighting and struggling against are caused by the same factors in the
economy that have generated these obscene inequalities in wealth. Environmental injustice has always been
connected to economic injustice in that respect. We don’t think that sustainability and justice can be
separated; that you can achieve one without the other.

Penn Loh,
Professor at Tufts University; Former Executive Director at ACE (Alternatives to Community and Environment)
OTM Future Opportunities

 Rebuild Momentum and Base around Transportation Justice by
  collecting ‘Transportation Stories’ from Target Communities and
  Neighborhoods around Greater Boston.

 Support OTM Coalition Member Organizations on Transit Justice
  Campaigns through Coalition (Project $$$ Funds, Coalition
  Leadership, Opportunities, Media Campaigns)

 Work with Statewide Coalitions on Long-Term Transportation
  Funding Campaigns and Advocacy for 2012-2013.

 Develop Base-Building Targets around Labor, Faith-Based
  Institutions , Immigrant Groups, Youth and Seniors.

 Look for opportunities with MPO and MAPC around Transportation
  Equity Caucus and Decision-Making Seats
OTM Vision
• Base-Building-Who are the Voices of Public
  Transportation?

• Challenging Culture and Class
   (De-Wonking the Process)



• Government Accountability!
• Impacting Circles…Developing Transportation Solutions; Dictating
  the Terms

• Creating the Arrow…Changing the System and Creating
  CHANGE!

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Otm presentation sc-draft 2_august_2012

  • 2. On The Move (OTM): The Greater Boston Transportation Justice Coalition
  • 3. Background •On The Move—Who We Are-Accomplishments-Next Steps •What is Transportation Justice? •What is missing in the Transportation Agenda •OTM 21st Century Principles and Vision
  • 4. Who is OTM? On the Move (OTM) is a coalition of nine community based organizations in greater Boston that came together in 2002 to advocate for transportation justice. Our core constituency is Greater Boston’s low income communities and communities of color and our focus www.bostononthemove.o on regional transportation and smart growth. rg On the Move’s supporters include environmental justice, environmental, community development, affordable housing, tenant’s organizations, public health, and other neighborhood groups
  • 5. OTM COALITION MEMBERS OTM COALITION MEMBERS (Steering Committee) (Steering Committee)  Transit Riders Union (TRU)  ACTION! For Regional Equity  MASSPIRG  Livable Streets Alliance  The Arborway Committee  Washington Street Corridor  Bikes Not Bombs Coalition  The Greater Four Corners Action  Sierra Club Coalition Our five-point Platform for Transportation Justice and Livable Communities, endorsed by 50 organizations includes the following demands: Fix Our Transit System So It Works Clean Buses So We Can Breathe Give Us Our Fair Share of Transportation Funds Give Us a Seat At the Table for Transportation Decision Making Link Transportation Improvements to Affordable Housing and Livable Communities
  • 6. OTM Accomplishments and Strengths  OTM, under the guise of Clean Buses For Boston, has won campaigns for cleaner buses and bus monitoring systems  Free bus-to-bus transfers in the MBTA system, many service improvements  Fare Hikes defeated in 2003 and 2007 with significant OTM presence  MBTA Rider Oversight Committee which several OTM Steering Committee members serve on.  Solid Base of Committee and Coalition Members
  • 7. What is Transportation Justice? What is Transportation Justice? Transportation Justice is the right and access to affordable, safe and meaningful transportation choices and opportunities for all communities in the neighborhoods and areas where we live, work, play, learn, and pray.
  • 8. Why is Transportation an Environmental Justice Issue? • - Burdens on Community Pollution, Costs, Impacts (Physical), Amenities • New Transit Development Projects—For Who? Greenbush Line • History—Orange Line, Silver Line • Decision Making and Access
  • 9. EJ in Greater Boston Portland Changing-For Who?
  • 10. Concerns around Transportation Process in Greater Boston The Missing Community Base Churches Youth Small Businesses Senior Citizens Immigrants/Foreign Nationals Public Housing Residents Mentally/Physically Impaired/Paratransit Homeless/Indigent Residents Communities of Color
  • 11. Why Has Our Transportation Message Become So ‘Wonky’? Lesson One--Thomas The Tank Engine The Tale of the Wonky Whistle The Tale of the Wonky Whistle "Workmen, fix that whistle. The whistle is clearly wonky!" — Victor "Workmen, fix that whistle. The whistle is clearly wonky!" — Victor
  • 12. Base-Building and Advocacy (Arrow and Circle) Building Power Reacting to Fare Increases Developing Voice Crafting Legislation Setting Terms Working Within Government Making Change Compromising via Political Culture of process Community Culture of Elected Officials Less Wonk- and Politicians Real Talk Base-Building Political Advocacy Developing Relationships Legislative Democracy Grassroots Organizing Grasstops Organizing
  • 13. Arrows—OTM Base-Building Building Power Developing Voice Setting Terms Strategizing Making Change Action Collaborative Problem Solving Culture of Implementation of Strategy Community Identifying Strengths and Sharing Stories Weaknesses Achieving Change Relationship Building Empowerment Storytelling Building A Voice
  • 14. OTM Arrow Projects Base-Building and Grassroots Organizing (Arrow Projects) •OTM VOICES! Campaign-Storytelling and Relationship-Building/Strategy/Action OTM •Formation of Transportation Equity Caucus within core Arrow partnerships, including Transportation For Massachusetts (2011) Projects •OTM Transportation Equity Summit (proposed event— 2012 and annual) “Build The Base” •OTM Member Organization Recruitment (Identify Core Principles—Target Labor, Public Health, Social Justice, Faith-Based Institutions, Immigrant Groups, Youth and Seniors) •OTM & Organizing Opportunities (Events, House Parties, Tabling at Partner Events, etc...)
  • 15. OTM Circle Projects General Advocacy (Circle Projects) OTM Legislative Advocacy (On-Going Policy Campaigns w/ MBTA/MassDOT and State Circle Legislature) Coalition Campaigns—Green Justice Projects Coalition and Transportation for Massachusetts (State Advocacy Committee; General Coalition) “Accountability of Elected MBTA Projects (Green Line Extension, Leaders and the System” Fairmont/Indigo Line, etc…) OTM Transportation Summit (proposed event—2012 and annual)
  • 16. Transportation-EJ and Sustainability Environmental injustices that we’ve been fighting and struggling against are caused by the same factors in the economy that have generated these obscene inequalities in wealth. Environmental injustice has always been connected to economic injustice in that respect. We don’t think that sustainability and justice can be separated; that you can achieve one without the other. Penn Loh, Professor at Tufts University; Former Executive Director at ACE (Alternatives to Community and Environment)
  • 17. OTM Future Opportunities  Rebuild Momentum and Base around Transportation Justice by collecting ‘Transportation Stories’ from Target Communities and Neighborhoods around Greater Boston.  Support OTM Coalition Member Organizations on Transit Justice Campaigns through Coalition (Project $$$ Funds, Coalition Leadership, Opportunities, Media Campaigns)  Work with Statewide Coalitions on Long-Term Transportation Funding Campaigns and Advocacy for 2012-2013.  Develop Base-Building Targets around Labor, Faith-Based Institutions , Immigrant Groups, Youth and Seniors.  Look for opportunities with MPO and MAPC around Transportation Equity Caucus and Decision-Making Seats
  • 18. OTM Vision • Base-Building-Who are the Voices of Public Transportation? • Challenging Culture and Class (De-Wonking the Process) • Government Accountability! • Impacting Circles…Developing Transportation Solutions; Dictating the Terms • Creating the Arrow…Changing the System and Creating CHANGE!