About this episode

This episode previews a discussion on the evolving role of political action committees in safe streets and transit advocacy.

This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode . For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, plus ad-free versions of regular episodes, merch discounts, presale tickets to live shows, and more, become a Patreon supporter of The War on Cars . For a long time, safe streets and transit advocacy organizations have had to play a careful game. While non-profit organizations can advocate for policies and infrastructure changes that protect pedestrians and cyclists and make transit more efficient and accessible, they can't endorse candidates for office or otherwise throw their weight around when another election rolls around. Thankfully, that's changing. There are now a growing number of safe-streets and transit-focused political action committees and lobbying groups that have sprung up to explicitly influence and endorse candidates that they see as friendly to the cause. How did they get started? How have they wielded their influence to elect good people who will enact good policies? Does it take a lot of money to make a difference? If ordinary people want to start their own PAC or lobbying group, where do they begin? We talk to the founders of StreetsPAC in New…

People in this episode

Host: The War on Cars

Topics covered

• political advocacy
• safe streets
• transit policy
• political action committees
• elections
• lobbying

Keywords

• safe streets
• transit advocacy
• political action committees
• elections
• lobbying groups
• StreetsPAC
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StreetsPAC, Streets PAC NJ, Better Streets Chicago Action Fund

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