Transportation and Land Use Coalition
- Transportation and Land Use Coalition
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The Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC) is a non-profit organization which serves as a partnership of over 100 organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on smart growth, public transportation, environmental causes, and other issues connected with transit and urban planning. TALC was founded in 1997, and is based in Oakland, California. [ [http://transcoalition.org/about.html About the Transportation and Land Use Coalition] , from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last accessed February 12, 2008.] A year after its founding, TALC's involvement in public-transportation advocacy was cited as part of a shift toward public support for increasing funding for buses, trains, and bike paths. ["Victories prove transit backers gaining power," Robert Oakes, "Contra Costa Times," November 15, 1998.]
TALC member groups include regional and national organizations such as the Greenbelt Alliance, the Sierra Club, in addition to a wide range of local groups throughout the Bay Area. [ [http://transcoalition.org/about/about_groups.html Members and Affiliate Groups] , from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last accessed February 12, 2008.]
TALC has advocated for a number of transit-related projects and ballot measures since its inception. Examples of such projects include:
*Measure B, Alameda County, 2000. The Measure would renew a half-cent sales tax to fund transportation projects. TALC supported the measure, engaging in a public education and outreach campaign; the measure passed and funded the extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system and other transit projects. [BART on track for Warm Springs, Sandra Gonzales, "San Jose Mercury News"November 9, 2000.]
*Regional Measure 2, 2004. This Measure, which adopted substantial language from TALC proposals, increased bridge fare on the seven state-owned bridges in the Bay Area. [ [http://transcoalition.org/c/sus_brtoll/btoll_facts.html#general Bridge Toll Increase Facts] , from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last Accessed 2/13/2008.] The Measure passed, generating revenue for a range of projects including BART expansion and enhanced ferry service.
*AB 2444, 2006. This legislation, sponsored by TALC, would have established a vehicle registration fee, the funds from which would go to priority transit improvements and environmental projects. The bill passed in the legislature but was vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. [ [http://transcoalition.org/campaigns.html TALC Campaigns] , from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last accessed February 13, 2008.]
External links
[http://www.transcoalition.org Transporation and Land Use Coalition's official web site.]
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