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Expanding overbuilt freeways and perpetuating California's cars-and-trucks-first culture isn’t a long term solution for 21st century travel demands. Increasing space for cars makes traffic worse, worsens air pollution, and continues endangering the health and safety of our children–especially in low-income historically redlined communities of color that have been entrapped by freeways. We need to push our elected officials to develop a budget that matches their climate change rhetoric. Email your Assemblymember and Senator now with this easy form:

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Thank you for supporting people like me who rely on biking, walking, and public transportation. Expanding overbuilt freeways and perpetuating California's cars-first culture isn’t a long term solution for 21st century travel demands. Repaving and expanding our current road system and highway capacity doesn’t fix traffic congestion, worsens air pollution, and will continue endangering the lives of our children, especially in low-income communities of color that lack mobility options and have been hemmed in by freeways. Please support your constituents by ensuring any California transportation budget makes smart investments in the health, safety, and economy of California communities. Stand with us and please fight for any new money to meet these requirements:

1. Mandate Complete Streets Improvements for People Walking & Biking during Maintenance & Operations Projects on Off-Freeway Highways & Local Roads. 
 
2. Leverage Transportation Investments to Create Economic Opportunity for Vulnerable Californians.

3. Reject the "Low Carbon Roads" Program Concept & Invest in the Active Transportation Program Instead

4. Increase Investment in Transit Operations and Discounted Transit Passes

5. Increase Dedicated Investment in Active Transportation

6. Mitigate & Avoid Health, Safety, & Environmental Impacts of Trade Corridor Investments

We have a tremendous opportunity to address climate change by shifting our transportation investments toward clean, affordable, healthy modes of travel, while also addressing safety and mobility needs of all Californians. It’s vital the budget focus on meeting the serious transportation challenges facing California’s families and communities in the here and now–such as investing in complete streets and providing multi-modal choices that will ensure all communities can thrive.

Thank you for your service!