To transform our streets into vibrant public places that bring people together and provide safe, accessible, and attractive transportation options.
Our Vision
We envision streets as living public spaces that connect people to places and to each other; a Tucson where people move through the city with dignity and ease, no matter who they are or how they get around.
Our Values
Transportation equity means eliminating the disparities in how the benefits and the burdens of transportation investments are distributed and that one’s identity—such as race, gender, income, and ability— doesn’t determine their access to safe, comfortable, affordable, reliable multimodal transportation options. It seeks to rectify historical injustices created by transportation policies and practices, and in doing so, to authentically engage marginalized communities/populations in transportation decision-making processes.
We commit to listen and to be accountable to our communities, being vigilant of the injustices that have long been systematized and institutionalized.
We pledge to develop our work in a way that builds upon the movement towards racial, social, and economic justice.
Equity
We act with transparency and honesty among our staff, board, with our partners and community members.
We move with intention and thoughtfulness, remaining mindful of the impact of our actions and open to changing course if and when necessary.
In being deliberate in our actions, we commit to investing in long-term outcomes, even when that strategic work is less recognizable in the short term.
We lead with curiosity and affirmation of diverse perspectives and experiences, entrusting that we are most effective when engaged through respect and acknowledgement.
Integrity
We cultivate an organizational culture that values a diversity of voices, communities, and partners through inclusive processes that lead to the co-creation of ideas, shared decision-making, and co-powerment.
We believe that through practicing inclusivity in our everyday work, we are better able to lay the foundation for a new public decision making process that truly centers the needs of the community.
We listen to and value the knowledge and histories of each community and honor the process of building authentic relationships in which we are accountable to them.
We value the collective joy achieved when we strengthen our bonds and deepen our commitments to care for one another as a community.
Community
Collaboration
We practice collaborative processes as part of our internal organization culture as well as with partners and community members. Collaboration is not simply a means to an end, but rather integral to a shared power structure that is required for challenging mainstream engagement and decision-making.
We are mindful of strategic collaborations and partnerships to ensure that those relationships lead us in alignment with our mission, vision and values
Creativity
We employ creativity in reimagining what our streets can do for us and as we work to make the possible visible.
We are learning-oriented and prioritize powerful questions over immediate answers.
We divest from the status quo in order to disrupt complacency and a ‘one size fits all’ approach in favor of unique approaches tailored to specific contexts and circumstances.
We are reflective, iterative, and adaptive, embracing experimentation informed by practices of collective debrief and observation.
Our approach
We are committed to centering the communities in which we work. That means getting clear on the needs and ideas that people have for the place they call home. We support people in envisioning a future where they can get to where they need to go safely, conventiely, affordably, and with dignity. We explore the details and nuances of what that future looks and feels like.
Envision
In a city built for cars, it can be challenging to reimagine a city created for people. We work to demonstrate people-centered places by creating temporary and semi-permanent spaces and environments where people can experience their neighborhoods and city in new and different ways on foot and on bike.
Demonstrate
We advocate with communities to make their vision of safe, dignified streets and transportation a reality, knowing that public policies and funding priorities are essential to permanent, equitable, and inclusive transformation of our public streets over time.
Advocate
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Together, we can create a Tucson that provides accessible and dignified ways of moving and being in the city, for every one of us. Join us in this work!