Transportation Equity Coalition
Who is the Transportation Coalition?
The Transportation Equity Coalition is currently made up of representatives from TCAT, Gadabout, the Center for Community Transportation (including Carshare and Bike Walk Tompkins), Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County’s Way2Go program, GO ITHACA, Tompkins County Department of Social Services, and the Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC). Current members are listed in the sidebar.
Vision
We envision an equitable transportation sector that advances the quality of life for historically excluded people in Tompkins County and surrounding areas.
Mission
Through inclusive cross-sector partnerships, the Transportation Equity Coalition will identify, advocate, and promote equitable policies and practices while addressing the systemic inequities that affect access to safe and efficient transportation.
Get Involved
Are you passionate about advancing transportation equity in Tompkins County? Contact Norma at Way2Go by emailing ng32@cornell.edu to discuss ways you can get involved with the Transportation Equity Coalition.
Join the Transportation Equity Needs Assessment Planning Group
The Transportation Equity Coalition of Tompkins County (the Coalition) invites community members with diverse backgrounds and experiences to form a planning group that will roll out a Transportation Needs Assessment through the remainder of 2022.
The planning group will work together with members of the Coalition and the evaluator Claire Stoscheck of Golden Aspen Consulting, LLC (Ithaca, NY) to create and give input on focus group and survey questions, ways to engage the community, and to help make meaning of the findings. Your input is valuable to creating a meaningful way to engage and hear from unheard voices throughout the community and assist in giving context to the information gathered.
There are currently 10 spots available in the planning group open to people of all backgrounds and abilities. A stipend is available to help honor the time of applicants who identify as and have connections with marginalized communities and communities of color.
Read more about how to apply to participate in the planning group for the Transportation Equity Needs Assessment.
Contact
Norma Gutierrez
Way2Go Community Educator
ng32@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 162 (Voicemail #248)
Last updated May 9, 2022
Terms/Definitions
Historically Excluded
Groups who have been denied access and/orsuffered past institutional discrimination in the United States. These groups may include but
are not limited to: BIPOC individuals, Ethnic minorities, Differing
economic backgrounds, Individuals with disabilities, individuals using
English as another language, LGBTQIA+ individuals, Religious groups,
Mature learners, Veterans, Seniors.
Equity & Equality
Equity involves trying to understand and give people what they need to enjoy full, healthy
lives. Equality aims to ensure that everyone gets the same things in order to enjoy full, healthy lives.
Like equity, equality aims to promote fairness and justice, but it can only work if everyone startsfrom the same place and needs the same things.
Equitable Transportation
Equitable transportation solutions are those thatare inclusive and consider all people as owners,planners,
and decision-makers. They acknowledge and account for past and current
inequities, and provide everyone with the infrastructure needed to
succeed and thrive.