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On the Way Work at Transit for Livable Communities!
Bike/Walk Twin Cities Website: What Do You Think? Twin Cities Residents Want Transit, Now Let's Commit to Funding It Transit for Livable Communities Celebrates 10th Anniversary by Honoring Retired Congressman Martin Sabo Success at the State Fair! St. Paul Planning Commission Seeks Nominations for Central Corridor Task Forces Events For more cool events, check out Transit for Livable Communities' calendar. Jaméz Smith Joins Transit for Livable Communities Patience Caso Takes Position at Minnesota Environmental Partnership The Details
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Transit for Livable Communities is seeking qualified people for two great positions: Business & Development Manager and Community Organizer. 
Transit for Livable Communities is disappointed that Governor Pawlenty chose to hold a special session without addressing transportation. Yet again, we're left waiting for the 21st century transportation system that Minnesotans want and deserve. 
In short, the UPA grant means that the Minneapolis region will receive $133.3 million to install high-occupancy toll lanes and to develop the groundwork for bus rapid-transit service along Interstate 35W between Lakeville and downtown Minneapolis. Transit for Livable Communities explores the 
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Matt Clark, a TLC board member and vice president of the Minneapolis division of a global investment bank, recently authored an 
Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Transit for Livable Communities and our many partners and volunteers over the last 10 years. The event will also honor retired Congressman Martin Sabo for his leadership in securing significant federal funding for many transit, bicycling, and quality of life improvements in the Twin Cities. The event will serve as a fundraiser for TLC, with proceeds benefiting our education, research, and organizing work for transportation choices in the region. 
Nearly 100 volunteers worked with Transit for Livable Communities at its Bike/Walk Twin Cities exhibit in the Eco Experience Building at the State Fair. Nearly 20,000 people walked through the exhibit, and volunteers helped people learn how to store bikes on bus/light rail bike racks, find routes, and talk about Bike/Walk Twin Cities. Many thanks, and congratulations! 
The St. Paul Planning Commission will establish a Central Corridor Station Area Steering Committee to oversee the Central Corridor station area planning process,. It is also developing a Steering Committee, which will represent Central Corridor in terms of geography, constituencies, and areas of expertise. The Steering Committee will be to oversee the process, and to ensure consistency in approach between station areas and with the Central Corridor Development Strategy. 
Jaméz joined TLC in August of 2007 as the Administrative Assistant for Bike/Walk Twin Cities. A long-time bicyclist (and recent Minnesota transplant), Jaméz also has significant non-profit experience, including research and administrative work with several California nonprofit organizations. An honorably discharged veteran, Jaméz studied Occupational Education via Southern Illinois University’s on-base Bachelor’s Degree Program, while he was stationed on McChord Air Force Base in Washington state. Jaméz is also a published poet, a DJ, and a photographer. 
Patience Caso has managed TLC's organizing efforts since April 2006. She recently took a position as the Field Director for Minnesota Environmental Partnership, where she will develop and implement a statewide field program. Even though she's just moving down the street, we'll miss her! 
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