The Campaign To Build Illinois Transit Working for World-Class Public Transit in Illinois
What is CBIT? The Campaign to Build Illinois Transit (CBIT) is a statewide coalition working to heighten awareness of public transit issues and concerns, and build support for policies that create more convenient, safe, affordable, and accessible public transportation.
Components of a winning campaign • Coalition building and leadership development • Strategic targeting and messaging • Development of visionary legislative agenda
Coalition building and leadership development • Transit summits/hearings held around the state to build the coalition • Roundtables on TEA-21 to educate and mobilize • Transit Vote • Development of leaders through Executive Committee, legislative and media advocacy
Target organizations for coalition building • Disability organizations • Job Training/welfare to work advocates • Business leaders • Senior citizen clubs/groups • Labor unions • Health Care Providers • Students • Community colleges/universities • League/civic groups • Transit agencies • Local municipalities • Churches/Religious Organizations • Social service providers • Environmental organizations • Riders • People of Color
Raising Funds/Resources Foundation Categories: Organizing/Coalition Building Economic Development/ Environment Civic Participation/ Empowerment w Partnership with ATU: host monthly meetings, research, lobbying expertise, provide volunteers and access for voter registration w In-kind contributions from coalition partners: meeting space, refreshments, flyers, recruitment of participants
Strategic targeting and messaging • Targeting of events and press hits in districts of key decision makers • Building relationships with local leaders to place LTEs and meet with elected officials • Development of “Let’s Get Moving” to highlight successes and move transit agenda
Development of visionary legislative agenda • HB 2636: Build Illinois Transit- provides a comprehensive state plan for funding public transit • HB 2587: Transit Ridership and Economic Development (TRED)- links transit to job access and phases in funding • Transit/location efficiency- links economic development incentives to access to affordable housing and transit
Campaign history- 2000 -2003 2000 -2001 Transit Summits in Waukegan, Joliet, Rock Island, Aurora, Peoria, Rockford, Jacksonville, Bloomington Legislative hearings in Chicago, Schaumburg and Belleville Transit Vote 2000 2002 -2003 Roundtables on TEA-21 advocacy Transit Vote 2002 Illinois House and Senate Resolutions in support of increased transit funding under TEA-3 Build Illinois Transit passed twice out of Illinois House Transportation Committee “Let’s Get Moving” report Regional Congress II: The Numbers Game- TEA-3 advocacy event
Where do we go from here? 2003 -2004 Priorities: • Continued education/advocacy on TEA-3 • Local leader training on transit project advocacy • Advocate for state/federal funding for TRED • Development of TRED Phase II • Development of Location Efficiency legislation • Transit Vote 2004
For more information Amanda J. Eichelkraut Citizen Action/Illinois 28 E Jackson Blvd. Suite 605 Chicago, IL 60604 312. 427. 2114 ext. 8 amanda@citizenaction-il. org
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