About Us
Mission of CFTE:
The Center for Transportation Excellence (CFTE) is a clearinghouse
for information in support of quality transportation choices. CFTE
is committed to two main objectives: (1) responding to transit’s
critics and (2) equipping local leaders with the information they
need to be successful with their public transportation initiatives
and ballot measures.
How Does CFTE Accomplish its Mission?
The Center for Transportation Excellence delivers the message of
sensible transportation choice by:
- Creating case studies that illustrate the power of effective
public transportation
- Developing “tool kits” that aid local leaders in
communicating the benefits of their programs
- Maintaining an interactive website that provides clear information
on effective public transportation development
- Reaching out to media sources with the arguments in support
of sensible transportation choice
- Mobilizing in response to media coverage of the opposition with
Letters to the Editor, Op/Ed submissions, editorial board meetings,
etc.
- Tracking legislative efforts and ballot measures and reporting
on the outcomes and trends
- Tracking research outcomes and publicizing research results
to the media, stakeholders, and local leaders
Why is CFTE Necessary?
Now more than ever, as state governments struggle with massive budget
deficits, and communities suffer under burgeoning traffic, support
for sensible transportation solutions is in peril. Opponents using
erroneous arguments and fomenting fear are eroding the great strides
made over the past decade. Supporters of balanced, practical transportation
development look to CFTE for assistance with:
- Distributing information that proves the effectiveness of public
transportation
- Engaging the opposition wherever and whenever they appear
- Coaching community leaders in techniques for engaging the opposition
in their own communities
- Promoting transportation victories at the local, state, and
national levels
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