Transportation and Land Use Coalition

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

TALC has advocated for a number of transit-related projects and ballot measures since its inception. Examples of such projects include:

In 2008, the Transportation and Land Use Coalition was renamed TransForm.

References

  1. About the Transportation and Land Use Coalition, from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last accessed February 12, 2008.
  2. "Victories prove transit backers gaining power," Robert Oakes, Contra Costa Times, November 15, 1998.
  3. Members and Affiliate Groups, from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last accessed February 12, 2008.
  4. BART on track for Warm Springs, Sandra Gonzales, San Jose Mercury NewsNovember 9, 2000.
  5. Bridge Toll Increase Facts, from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last Accessed 2/13/2008.
  6. TALC Campaigns, from http://www.transcoalition.org. Last accessed February 13, 2008.

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