| Applicant | City, State | Grant Proposal Objective |
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| All Aboard Ohio | Columbus, OH | Apply grant to the hosting of a 2006 Ohio State House Public Transit Legislative Summit. |
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| Benzie County Transportation Coalition | Traverse City, MI | Execute a public awareness and public relations campaign to advocate for a demand response transportation system. |
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Capital Area Regional Mobility Alliance
c/o
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Austin, TX | Organize a constituency that can articulate a positive public transportation position in local activities including development of rail facilities. Build an alliance of other organizations representing business, neighborhood, community groups that are natural allies to help educate federal and state decision makers on the importance of transit in Central Texas. |
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| Friends of Transit of Kalamazoo County | Kalamazoo, MI | Educate the public and public officials on our need to design and support with local funding a public transit system that is accessible to all Kalamazoo County residents. Create a countywide transit authority and fund with local property tax revenue. |
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| Minnesota Public Transit Assn. | St. Cloud, MN | Pursue a ballot initiative to fund and expand existing service. Develop information pieces for transit riders and write editorials focused on gaining support for the measure. |
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| Pennsylvanians for Transportation Solutions | Philadelphia, PA | Utilize increased membership and advocacy activities to foster policy solutions leading to adequate dedicated funding for transit. |
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Accessible Transportation Alliance
Access Ride Policy Advisory Committee
Partners-In-Transit
c/o Nashville Metro Transit Authority | Nashville, TN | Develop a message and produce a short video and brochure demonstrating how transit has changed the lives of real people. Communicating this message to decision makers through team of coalitions. |
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| Save Our Transit | Pittsburgh, PA | Organize and mobilize transit users to engage in the political process through education, direct lobbying and public action. |
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| Southeastern Wisconsin Coalition for Transit NOW | Sussex, WI | Build awareness, visibility, and support for a long-term Regional Transit Authority that will provide a sustainable dedicated regional funding source for transit in Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha. |
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| TIPS for TARTA | Toledo, OH | Improve citizen participation and expansion into other service areas with an objective to incorporate input into the coalition to help with planning for increased ridership. |
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| Transportation Riders United | Detroit, MI | Educated the public and official about the importance of public transportation options. Increase TRU membership and resource base for continuing its mission activities. |
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| Transportation Choices Coalition | Seattle, WA | Organize communities to secure funding and policy changes that improve service. Promote increased service to low-income and underserved sections and ensure $800 million in new state funding for transit. |
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| Utah Urban & Rural Specialized Transportation Assn. | St. George, UT | Upgrade and enhance the existing website to include members section in order to increase membership, share documents and training information, provide technical and operational advice and send notifications on upcoming events. |
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| Washington State Transit Assn. | Olympia, WA | Establish a statewide communications and message plan following the (PT)2 framework in Washington State. Incorporate 3 activities: advertising, communications and public affairs and local education outreach and implementation. |
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| New Mexico Passenger Transportation Assn | Sante Fe, NM | An active coalition was created to elevate the issue of public transportation to the forefront of state legislative consideration. |
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