Please note: forwarded message attached Dear Susan, As you well know, a significant amount of funding is going to be needed in the next few decades to create a world-class public transportation system. TALC and members have spent the past year strategizing the best ways to gain funds to revitalize urban transit, integrate regional rail service, create safe routes to schools and transit, and promote healthy, sustainable travel. A prime strategy is Assembly Bill 2444, as authored by Assemblyman Klehs and sponsored by TALC. AB 2444 would create a $10 regional vehicle registration fee to fund safer roads, cleaner air and water, and public transit. With your help in passing AB 2444, we can turn a $10 vehicle registration fee into $50 million a year for priority transportation improvement and environmental protection projects - and link the costs that cars impose on us with funding for solutions. Please see the brief attachment outlining how AB 2444 works. Then, please consider sending a letter of support on your organization's letterhead to Assemblyman Klehs (and make sure to copy us on it!). I've attached a template letter. The more organizations we can quickly sign on in support of AB 2444, the more likely it is to sail through the Assembly. We would especially like to share your support of AB 2444 at an upcoming press conference if possible on April 11th, although I know for some organizations this is not enough time to gain necessary Board approvals. We are happy to get your organization's support after this date! I have copied Marta Anderson, a colleague at TALC who is working with me on AB 2444, on this email. You can email Marta at marta@transcoalition.org or call her at 510.740.3150. She will be following up to see if your organization can join us in supporting this important bill. Thank you so much for taking the time to learn a bit about AB 2444. I know we're all incredibly swamped, but I strongly feel that AB 2444 is worth speaking up on! Best, Stuart Marta Anderson Communications & Development Associate Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC) 405 14th Street, Suite 605 Oakland, CA 94612 510.740.3150 phone 510.740.3131 fax marta@transcoalition.org Dear Susan, As you well know, a significant amount of funding is going to be needed in the next few decades to create a world-class public transportation system. TALC and members have spent the past year strategizing the best ways to gain funds to revitalize urban transit, integrate regional rail service, create safe routes to schools and transit, and promote healthy, sustainable travel. A prime strategy is Assembly Bill 2444, as authored by Assemblyman Klehs and sponsored by TALC. AB 2444 would create a $10 regional vehicle registration fee to fund safer roads, cleaner air and water, and public transit. With your help in passing AB 2444, we can turn a $10 vehicle registration fee into $50 million a year for priority transportation improvement and environmental protection projects – and link the costs that cars impose on us with funding for solutions. Please see the brief attachment outlining how AB 2444 works. Then, please consider sending a letter of support on your organization’s letterhead to Assemblyman Klehs (and make sure to copy us on it!). I’ve attached a template letter. The more organizations we can quickly sign on in support of AB 2444, the more likely it is to sail through the Assembly. We would especially like to share your support of AB 2444 at an upcoming press conference if possible on April 11th, although I know for some organizations this is not enough time to gain necessary Board approvals. We are happy to get your organization’s support after this date! I have copied Marta Anderson, a colleague at TALC who is working with me on AB 2444, on this email. You can email Marta at marta@transcoalition.org or call her at 510.740.3150. She will be following up to see if your organization can join us in supporting this important bill. Thank you so much for taking the time to learn a bit about AB 2444. I know we’re all incredibly swamped, but I strongly feel that AB 2444 is worth speaking up on! Best, Stuart Marta Anderson Communications & Development Associate Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC) 405 14th Street, Suite 605 Oakland, CA 94612 510.740.3150 phone 510.740.3131 fax marta@transcoalition.org