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The Transit Coalition
The Transit Coalition is a dedicated, grassroots, all-volunteer organization that advocates a balance between many transportation modes. Their interest is in improving bus, subway, commuter rail, light rail, bike, airport access, goods movement, physically challenged access, and automobile transportation in Southern California. The Executive Director of the Transit Coalition is Bart Reed.

Objectives
The Transit Coalition works to develop a safe, integrated, cost effective and environmentally sound public transportation system for the greater Los Angeles region. The Transit Coalition realizes that government must not only look at the tangible cost of running and building a public transportation network, but also the intangible benefits that such a system provides, such as better health, less pollution, reasonable travel time, ease of use, and coordinated schedules with a minimum amount of transferring between routes. Their efforts at education and outreach highlight congestion relief opportunities and mobility alternatives that will allow the area to move forward to reach full potential as a dynamic, culturally advanced and livable world-class region.

Short term
Volunteers work with representatives from local and regional transportation agencies, elected officials and community members to improve the quality of the existing rail and bus systems such as hours and frequencies of service, working facilities and improved signage. They mobilize interested groups and individuals to ask agencies and officials for added transit service and increased operating and capital funding.

Long Term
Volunteers work with political officials and staffers to support major transit improvements and identify possible sources of funds. They examine myths, misinformation and misperceptions and rebut them using facts and evidence.