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DESCRIPTION:The Transportation Justice Conference is back! Our last conference was 
 before the pandemic.\n\nWe're pleased to have three guests from the Bay 
 Area to inspire us with examples of prioritizing transit, safe streets and 
 fighting displacement of low income residents. We'll be serving lunch, 
 which will be a time for us to connect to each other in small 
 groups.\n\nREGISTER HERE for this free 
 event:\nhttps://sustainabletransportation.eventsmart.com/events/transportation-justice-conference-2/\n\nPROGRAM:\n\n9:15 
 Register & snacks\n\n9:40am\n\nWelcoming remarks on the state of 
 sustainable transportation in SC County, with Rick Longinotti, Chair, 
 Campaign for Sustainable Transportation\n\n10 am\n\nPrioritize 
 Transit\n\nPrior to the pandemic, METRO ridership had dropped 25% from 
 1990. How do we prioritize transit in our community and in our 
 funding?\n\nZack Deutsch-Gross is Policy Director of Transform, an 
 organization that advocates for walkable communities with excellent 
 transportation.\n\nResponders:\n\nMichael Tree is CEO of Santa Cruz 
 METRO\n\nLani Faulkner is founder of Equity Transit\n\n11:15am\n\nSafe 
 Streets First\n\nWatsonville has the worst injuries to child pedestrians of 
 any city in the state. Santa Cruz is at or near the worst in injuries to 
 bicyclists. Should we prioritize spending to make our streets 
 safe?\n\nJustin Hu-Nguyen is Co-Executive Director for Mobility Justice of 
 Bike East Bay. Previously Justin served as Director of Advocacy for San 
 Francisco Bicycle Coalition.\n\nResponders:\n\nDebbie Bulger has advocated 
 for pedestrian safety for three decades as Director of Mission: Pedestrian 
 in Santa Cruz\n\nTheresia Rogerson works for County Public Health 
 implementing Vision Zero policies\n\n12:15 pm Lunch & Small Group 
 Discussions (veggie & vegan options)\n\n1:30 pm\n\nTransit Oriented 
 Development Without Displacement\n\nThe Urban Displacement Project of UCLA 
 and UC Berkeley found that in areas around transit stations populations 
 were becoming whiter, more educated, wealthier, and that rents were 
 increasing. As Santa Cruz County plans rail transit and intensified 
 development on transit corridors, how can we avoid the unintended 
 consequences of gentrification?\n\nFernando Martí was Director of San 
 Francisco's Council of Community Housing Organizations (CCHO) from 2010 to 
 2022. CCHO led the advocacy effort that resulted in the San Francisco Board 
 of Supervisors passing the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA), 
 which entitles nonprofits the first right to purchase residential buildings 
 that are for sale. Fernando was a founding member of the San Francisco 
 Community Land Trust, and currently serves on the City's Housing Stability 
 Fund Oversight Board and the Public Bank Reinvestment Working Group. 
 Fernando has degrees in architecture and urban planning from UC 
 Berkeley.\n\nResponders:\n\nFelipe Hernandez, County Supervisor\n\nZav 
 Hershfield works at Tenant Sanctuary counseling service in Santa 
 Cruz\n\nJulian Crown, UCSC student working on anti-displacement 
 study\n\n\nLocation Info:\nTake the 71 bus to the stop at Freedom Blvd and 
 McDonald Rd. The 71 bus leaves the downtown SC Metro station at 8:45 AM, 
 and arrives at Freedom and MacDonald at about 9:18 AM. That stop is about 
 0.1 mile from the Unitarian Church.\n\nLocation Accessibility: Wheelchair, 
 Restrooms, Parking\n\nAdmission: No Charge\nRSVP: N/A\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/08/11/18858287.php
SUMMARY:Transportation Justice Conference
LOCATION:Unitarian Church, 6401 Freedom Blvd, Aptos
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/08/11/18858287.php
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