Transportation
Webinar: Let’s Talk Mapping – The Role of Mapping in the Movement
Just Solutions Collective and Front and Centered to talk mapping. This webinar provided an overview of the process to create Washington state’s Environmental Health Disparities map, discussed the role it played in developing the HEAL Act, and how it is being used in the fight for transportation justice.
Addressing road user charges and pricing mechanisms in pursuit of an equitable, clean energy future
“The Road to Equity: Concerns and Analysis of RUC Pricing Mechanisms” Policy Brief: Completed for community-based advocates, in partnership with state environmental justice organizations. You can view and download the full brief here. In “The Road to Equity: Concerns and Analysis of RUC Pricing Mechanisms,” a new publication from Just Solutions Collective, we address road user charges…
The Road to Equity: Concerns and Analysis of RUC Pricing Mechanisms
As states, regions, and cities aim to transition to a clean energy future, many search for new transportation strategies and funding mechanisms. Equity and tax progressivity considerations need to be a part of any road pricing conversation, to transform the way regions raise revenue for transportation and ensure equitable and progressive transportation funding during the…
Public Transit – an element of economic and environmental justice
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2017, about 50 million U.S. households were under such economic stress that they could not cover an unexpected $400 expense, like the breakdown of a car or a sudden health problem, without borrowing; many are unable to cover it at all. As is well-recognized, the pandemic has exacerbated these problems,…
