On the Move is a coalition of eight community based organizations in greater Boston that came together in 2002 to advocate for transportation justice. Our core constituency is Greater Boston’s low income communities and communities of color and our focus on regional transportation and smart growth. On the Move’s supporters include environmental justice, environmental, community development, affordable housing, tenant’s organizations, public health, and other neighborhood groups (see the full list at right).
Our goal is an environmentally sustainable and socially just transportation system that is integral to the preservation and creation of livable communities.
Our five-point Platform for Transportation Justice and Livable Communities, endorsed by 50 organizations includes the following demands:
- Fix Our Transit System So It Works
- Clean Buses So We Can Breathe
- Give Us Our Fair Share of Transportation Funds
- Give Us a Seat At the Table for Transportation Decision Making
- Link Transportation Improvements to Affordable Housing and Livable Communities
Since its formation, OTM has won cleaner buses and bus monitoring systems, free bus-to-bus transfers in the MBTA system, many service improvements, and the MBTA Rider Oversight Committee which several OTM Steering Committee members serve on.