Our Work

Not all campaigns are state and regional. This guide helps you win transportation for your community - whether it is safer streets, better bus stops, or affordable fares.

This section includes some of the key ways you can be an advocate for safer streets and trails. It includes contact information for bicycle and pedestrain coalitions in your area, and ways to plug into regional efforts.

The Bay Area's regional agencies have now launched FOCUS, an initiative to implement the region's smart growth strategy.

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a revolutionary new approach to public transit that offers speed, comfort and flexibility. BRT lines are now planned for San Francisco, the East Bay, and the South Bay. Learn how we can revolutionize transit.

AB 32, California's Global Warming Solutions Act, is creating an enormous opportunity to promote smart land use and more sustainable transportation.

Transportation accounts for nearly 40% of California's GHG emissions. TransForm is working to enable the Bay Area and other California regions to raise fees on gas or vehicles in order to reduce emissions and improve our transportation system.

Currently, most zoning requires excessive parking and penalizes innovative traffic reduction strategies. Cool Neighbors is a traffic reduction certification program that promotes and rewards good behavior by developers through clear guidelines and positive recognition.

In 2009 the six-year federal transportation bill will be reconsidered. With climate change rising on the agenda, the federal highway funding crisis, and new leadership in Washington, it will a perfect time for groups from across California to join the Transportation for America campaign.

The Great Communities Collaborative is helping Bay Area communities plan for neighborhoods near transit. With 1.7 million new people expected over the next 25 years, the Collaborative's goal is that half of new homes are in walkable neighborhoods that are near transit and rich with jobs and services.

High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes allow solo drivers into High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes when there is space, but for a fee. The proposal for a regional HOT network is gaining momentum, and TransForm and Urban Habitat will be working to make sure the network benefits low-income communities and the environment.

Join TransForm, Sierra Club and others in supporting Proposition 1A. High Speed Rail could be a critical part of California's future, promoting smarter land use while reducing GHG emissions.

TransForm supports important legislation as requested by organizations that are members of the regional coalition, and sometimes sponsors important transportation measures.

The Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) is the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's 25-year, $100+ billion blueprint for how transportation funding will be spent in the Bay Area - and a huge opportunity to shape how the Bay Area grows. This update of the RTP is especially exciting because MTC has stated their interest in prioritizing climate change and land use in decision making.

TransForm launched a Safe Routes to Schools pilot program in 2006. Since then, the Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools Partnership, spearheaded by TransForm, has received funding to bring the comprehensive Safe Routes to Schools program to much of Alameda county.

The SR2T Program awards $20 million in grants to facilitate walking and bicycling to regional transit. The program is funded by Regional Measure 2, and is administered by TransForm and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. By improving the safety and convenience of biking and walking to regional transit, SR2T will give commuters the opportunity to leave their cars at home, and reduce congestion on Bay Area bridges.

Just as ridership was making record surges, there were massive state budget cuts for public transit funding. We need both short and long-term solutions to this crisis.

With buses bogged down in traffic and trains that don't meet up, the Bay Area is losing its chance to become a "transit-first" region. San Francisco's new program, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's "connectivity study" are showing us a better way.

TravelChoice provides households with personalized transportation information with the goal of reducing solo driving trips by increasing transit usage, biking, and walking. The program is modeled after numerous successful projects in the United States and abroad. TransForm's 2006 TravelChoice pilot project achieved an impressive 14% reduction in drive-alone trips.

TransForm's World Class Transit for the Bay Area report and a variety of follow-up reports lay out the case for a transportation system that makes much better use of our existing network, and can help us meet key regional goals cost-effectively.