Sue "Em - Legal Strategies for Funders
When diplomacy and organizing fall short, is litigation an effective strategy? Join TFN’s Mobility and Access Collaborative to hear from funders and advocates who have launched legal challenges to push for more sustainable and equitable transportation systems.
While these cases focus on transportation, the lessons learned and strategies used are relevant to funders interested in supporting litigation regardless of their grantmaking focus.
Join our call to learn about:
Litigation to stop the widening of I-45 through Houston amid concerns the project would create more pollution, reduce parkland and displace hundreds of families | Elizabeth Love of the Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation and Gabe Cazares of LINK Houston
A current lawsuit challenging the California Transportation Commission's highway expansion project and its flawed environmental impact report that understates the expansion's true effects on traffic, climate and air quality | Zak Accuardi of NRDC
The emerging legal action sparked by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s last-minute decision to halt congestion pricing in New York City, an ambitious plan that aimed to reduce traffic and pollution while raising funds for better public transportation. | Arturo Garcia-Costa of New York Community Trust, Nick Sifuentes of Summit Foundation, Betsy Plum of Riders Alliance and Renae Reynolds of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign
We’ll do quick updates on specific legal actions, then delve into a discussion about when litigation is appropriate and how funders can approach it.
Register Here: https://forms.fundersnetwork.org/4872952?tfa_944=701Rb00000Cy1YcIAJ&tfa_...
