We saved transit.

The transit fiscal cliff has been averted! Earlier today, Illinois lawmakers passed a $1.5B package to fund and reform transit. Thank you all for your support in getting us to this moment. We did it y'all! 🎉🎉🎉 Read the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition's statement here: ilcleanjobs.org/2025/10/31/l...

We signed! Thanks to @4transitjustice.bsky.social for organizing the letter. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/10/20/a...

Climate and Community has released an exciting report, “Letting People Move,” authored by Kira McDonald, Emmett Hopkins, and Narayan Gopinathan. This report focuses on measuring the real cost of highways and making policy recommendations for Congress, State Legislatures, and the DOT.

Today @cplusc.bsky.social released a new report which models impacts of shifting $1 billion from highways to transit and identifies key policy levers to shift transportation investments away from highway spending: climateandcommunity.org/research/let...

Vanessa’s sister-in-law Belinda spends two hours a day on the bus, time she could spend helping her daughter with homework. This is what the DC Transportation Equity Network calls a transportation time tax: the extra time transit riders lose because our system prioritizes cars.

What would happen if Chicago lost public transit? Research from MIT and Argonne shows the region would face more traffic, higher emissions, over $35 billion in annual costs, and serious harm to low-income and minority communities. Concerned? activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/128...

Small Cities, Big Moves:📍Flagstaff, AZ With school buses packed and drivers in short supply, the district turned to public transit. Now 1,000+ students ride city buses to school. Voters approved a 70% funding boost to keep it growing. Read our report: transitjustice.org/2025/04/29/s...

Ottawa, Kansas has just 13,000 people, but its public transit helped Will’s grandpa stay independent until age 99. Everyone should be able to get where they need to go, no matter their age or where they live—even if it’s just to the park. Keep reading: transitjustice.org/2025/03/11/t...

Summer is the season to celebrate transit! ☀️ Across the country, agencies are stepping up to keep people moving, safe, and connected.

We all want good transit. But what does "good transit" mean to The National Campaign for Transit Justice? Getting skipped by a packed bus? Waiting an hour in the rain with no shelter? Absolutely not. Good transit is…

Since 2020, NCTJ has fought for better public transit by leading trainings, gathering transit stories, and building power. Now we're expanding our organizing reach on social media. Follow our accounts on BlueSky, Instagram, and X (@4transitjustice) to stay in the loop.

Safiya Ilyas, a recent high school and Seattle Colleges graduate, reflects on the convenience of Seattle’s public transit in her Transit Tuesday story, writing, “While I do have access to a car, I’ve found Seattle’s public transit to be the fastest and most affordable way to get to school.”

The Trump admin is causing chaos in transport research. Studies have been canceled, datasets have vanished, and experts have been fired. The Nat'l Academies’ Transportation Research Board has caved to Trump’s demands for censorship, triggering upheaval. Its future is in doubt. From me (w/scoops) 🧵

"No one should be killed just trying to get to work." In Keith's time as an Amazon driver and warehouse worker, one thing was constant: the struggle to get to work due to a lack of public transit options.

The Trump admin is threatening to pull the plug on over $20 billion in bipartisan-approved public transit projects that would create jobs and reduce harmful emissions. Demand Congress and your Governor stop Trump’s transit sabotage before it’s too late!

“Despite initial opposition or skepticism, the report suggests that public opinion often shifts in favor of cycling infrastructure once the benefits become evident.”

In our fight for racial justice, we must remember that both love and resistance are necessary. Share your love for justice with these #ValentinesDay cards from some of your favorite movement leaders! #ReimaginingResistance

💕Spread the love, fam. 💌Send this to someone you would request a stop for. 🥰

Love is great, but so is the freedom to walk, bike, or ride wherever you need to go — safely and stress-free. ❤️🚲🚶‍♂️🚍 Tag your multimodal soulmate!

Trump’s funding freeze is a threat to transit that working families rely on. Join us and @gnd-network.bsky.social @americawalks.bsky.social @cplusc.bsky.social from 7:30-8pm ET TONIGHT to hear more about why this is happening and how to stop it! act.greennewdealnetwork.org/signup/unfre...

In case you've ever wondered how workers benefit from better transit: “Since we launched our service improvements starting in 2018, I’ve heard from tons of riders who have said ‘this allows me to pick up overtime at my job’ and ‘this means I can make it to a doctor’s appointment’

The cold didn't stop hundreds of federal workers and labor allies from rallying for the civil service! #SolidarityForever

Our Board Chair, @lauragmitchell.com, was interviewed by National Geographic about the many benefits of walkable communities. Read more, non-paywalled link: archive.ph/rGQgO

New research suggests congestion pricing and transit investments are probably the only practical way of reducing traffic congestion. New York City is the perfect test case. I wrote about it for @innovativedot.bsky.social. ssti.us/2025/02/03/c...

Required reading for transportation advocates. We'll have a representative from @4transitjustice.bsky.social at our Washington Transportation Advocates call tomorrow to dig into federal transportation $$ that may be at risk here in Washington and how we can respond. t4america.org/2025/02/05/u...

Here’s a great new blog by @t4america.bsky.social that breaks down the administration’s recent actions on transportation. It includes analysis of their impact and actions you can take to protect funding: t4america.org/2025/02/05/u...

Here’s a great new blog by @t4america.bsky.social that breaks down the administration’s recent actions on transportation. It includes analysis of their impact and actions you can take to protect funding: t4america.org/2025/02/05/u...

Our member Zaira's story was featured in a new report called Working Families Ride the Bus, along with workers across the country. The freedom to be able to get to where we need to go is crucial for working class families. Read: transitjustice.org/wp-content/u... h/t @4transitjustice.bsky.social

Sandra is a sanitation worker with SEIU Local 1 in Cleveland, Ohio. For her, the bus is an important place to connect with her neighbors and community. She knows that the bus is an essential public service and believes drivers deserve good pay and dignity on the job. #TransitEquityDay

Investing in public transit means investing in working families. For most households, transportation is the second highest cost, next to housing. Workers from across the country share their stories for #TransitEquityDay in a new report: transitjustice.org/2025/01/31/w...

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Mobility is a human right. Public transit secures it by making it possible for us to get around, regardless of income or where we live in Illinois. TPL member Rafael Padilla explains why we must expand transit across the Chicagoland region. #TransitIsEssential #TransitEquityDay

On #TransitEquityDay we are grateful for statewide orgs like NYPTA and our local RTS system that helps so many in our community. We asked riders about RTS and their responses were an illuminating glimpse into car free living in Rochester. More from Voices of Transit soon! #TransitMovesTheEconomy

Today is #TransitEquityDay! More transportation options—like transit, walking & biking—benefit the environment, economy, and social equity. Yet, our system prioritizes car dependence due to outdated policies and lobbying. It’s time to invest in a cleaner, fairer future. @4transitjustice.bsky.social

For #TransitEquityDay, we released a report with Labor Network for Sustainability called Working Families Ride the Bus. #Union members and workers from all over the country shared their experiences with the ways that transit—or lack or transit options—affects everything (1/)

When it comes to race and power, U.S. transportation and land use decisions are not neutral. Throughout American history, government power has been used to control Black people and exclude Black communities from opportunity. #BlackHistoryMonth

Come work with us -- UCS is hiring a Campaign Manager to support our equitable mobility campaign for clean and just transportation options. These are some tough times, and there's lots of work for us to do, together-- apply.workable.com/union-of-con...

We’re late to the party, but we’ll start with an intro post: we’re the National Campaign for Transit Justice and we work with grassroots orgs across the country to fight for better transit and mobility in our cities and rural areas. Anyone have anything planned for #TransitEquityDay tomorrow?