Project last updated May 6, 2009

Communities United for Transportation Equity

COMMUTE is a coalition of New York City community groups that initially came together in 2007 to make congestion pricing work for working families, by advocating for the use of congestion pricing revenues to finance mass-transit investments benefiting underserved communities and low-income commuters.

COMMUTE is now continuing its work to promote mass-transit investments for inadequately served low-income New Yorkers. The Pratt Center is coordinating COMMUTE and providing supporting research.

COMMUTE members include:

Project last updated April 6, 2009

The Pratt Center's Transportation Equity Project works with grassroots organizations to make New York's transportation systems serve the needs of all New Yorkers and support sustainable growth of the city and its neighborhoods. Through research, policy advocacy, and organizing, the Transportation Equity Project promotes

• Faster commutes for those with the longest rides.
  We use our data and mapping expertise to identify who in New York City needs better transit most urgently and examine cost-effective strategies for addressing those gap
• Car and truck traffic reduction.
  We work to take vehicles off the road by promoting swifter, easier mass transit, and freight rail infrastructure that will reduce truck traffic.
• Environmental quality and pedestrian safety.
  We help low- and moderate-income communities to create greenways and green streets where people can walk, bike, and breathe safely
• Community participation in transportation policy.
  Pratt Center supports civic and community groups organizing across the city and region for cost-effective transportation investments that strengthen neighborhoods.