The Pratt Center's Transportation Equity Project works with grassroots organizations to make New York's transportation systems serve the needs of all New Yorkers and support sustainable growth of the city and its neighborhoods. Through research, policy advocacy, and organizing, the Transportation Equity Project promotes
Faster commutes for those with the longest rides.
We use our data and mapping expertise to identify who in New York City needs better transit most urgently and examine cost-effective strategies for addressing those gap
Car and truck traffic reduction. We work to take vehicles off the road by promoting swifter, easier mass transit, and freight rail infrastructure that will reduce truck traffic.
Environmental quality and pedestrian safety.
We help low- and moderate-income communities to create greenways and green streets where people can walk, bike, and breathe safely
Community participation in transportation policy.
Pratt Center supports civic and community groups organizing across the city and region for cost-effective transportation investments that strengthen neighborhoods.
Building Hopeis a one-hour documentary chronicling the history and accomplishments of community development corporations across the nation, based on oral histories conducted with founders, leaders and supporters of 19 influential CDCs. Produced by the Pratt Center and Vanguard Films, Building Hope aired on PBS in 1994. See it here.