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- EIN 27-1568117
- (615) 743-3000
- 500 11th Ave N Ste 200 Nashville TN 37203-3711 USA
- www.thetransitalliance.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Public Transportation Systems
Mission: Transit alliance is committed to communicating the value of regional mass transportation needs and options. The alliance fosters education across the region about the economic value of mass transit investments. Through these communication and education efforts, the alliance will actively participate in the steps necessary to secure dedicated revenues for mass transit investments in the months and years ahead.
Programs: Transit citizen leadership academy - the tcla is a leadership and educational program hosted by the transit alliance of middle tennessee. The academy is designed to equip private and public sector leaders across the ten counties of middle tennessee with the personal and group tools to lead conversations about the value of mass transit across the region, as well as emerging mass transit options. To date, we have 327 alumni representing all ten counties of middle tennessee. Regional transit presentations - we are currently under contract with rta to provide community engagement activities and updates. Presentations, including discussions, were made to service clubs, leadership groups and other local gatherings across middle tennessee. Community meetings - the transit alliance actively participated in the nashville chamber's moving forward process as well as rta's nmotion plan. Other activities - in 2017, our president and ceo regularly attended the metropolitan planning organization meetings as well as the regional transportation authority meetings. Our ceo advises them as to what is happening in the transit world. Ongoing communications - the transit alliance maintains ongoing communications (including social media channels) with over 4,300 citizens and leaders across middle tennessee. These communications include general transit information as well as specific project updates.