Focus Area: Transportation
Advancing Accessible, Affordable, and Reliable Transportation – A Driver for #OneHealthyFresno
We advance transportation equity by championing systems that meet the mobility needs of every resident and deliver real environmental benefits for our region.
Transportation decisions touch every part of life — where people can afford to live, how they get to work and school, whether they can reach health care and other essential services, how they stay connected with family and friends, and ultimately whether they can thrive in an environment that supports their health and well-being.
We work to improve the built environment by advancing policies that redirect investment toward better community design, street design, and land use — making it easier and safer for people to get to and from where they need to go.
We promote multi-modal transportation so that all people, regardless of who they are or where they live, can access good-paying jobs, housing, education, and recreational opportunities.
We champion the fiscally responsible use of public dollars while expanding transportation choices and maintaining strong, well-kept infrastructure.
We advocate for cleaner air and a healthier environment by supporting transportation solutions that reduce emissions and pollution, protecting the health of our communities and the region we all call home.
And we believe vulnerable communities must be prioritized in transportation decision-making.
• People-Powered Planning & Policy
We center our work on people-powered planning — building on the leadership and voice of residents, especially those in historically under-invested neighborhoods, so they can shape the decisions that determine their mobility, safety, and access to opportunity. Through community organizing, coalition-building, and sustained policy engagement at the local, regional, and state level, we work to ensure that transportation systems are designed with — not just for — the communities they serve.
• Safe, Smart Investment
We champion transportation investments that put people first. We advocate for dedicated funding that prioritizes underinvested neighborhoods, tackles pollution, and expands access to reliable transit, safe walking paths, biking infrastructure, and well-maintained local roads. By pushing for smart, targeted investment in our local infrastructure, we work to improve safety on our streets while opening the door to good jobs, education, and opportunity for every resident — no matter where they live.
• Transparent, Accountable Systems
We work to hold transportation systems accountable, ensuring they fulfill their promises and do not cause further harm to communities long burdened by underinvestment and inequitable planning. When agencies fail to act lawfully or transparently in their decision-making, we are prepared to pursue impact litigation alongside community and partners to defend our communities’ health and demand real accountability.
Better Roads, Safe Streets
We are part of a coalition that helped collect signatures to qualify a citizen-led ballot initiative in Fresno County to fund road repairs and transportation safety improvements for every neighborhood. If passed, this measure will replace the current Measure C transportation tax and require strict oversight, transparency, and accountability.
Stop Polluting South Fresno
Fresno BHC, in partnership with Friends of Calwa, is fighting to stop a Caltrans and Federal Highway Administration project that would expand freeway interchanges at North and American avenues in South Fresno — a plan tied to a proposed 2,940-acre industrial park capable of generating millions of additional diesel truck trips each year. Caltrans left this industrial park out of its environmental review entirely, ignoring the compounding harm it would bring to Calwa, Malaga, and other South Fresno communities already among the most pollution-burdened in the nation. Fresno BHC and Friends of Calwa filed suit on behalf of our community to hold Caltrans accountable to the law and to demand that the health of South Fresno residents finally be counted in decisions that shape their air, their streets, and their future.
Transportation for All
Fresno BHC co-leads, in partnership with Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, the Transportation for All Coalition: a multi-sector, intergenerational coalition bringing together environmental justice, civil rights, housing, education, faith, youth, and labor leaders across Fresno County. Together, we engage communities and neighborhoods throughout the region to identify transportation priorities and ensure residents have a real voice in the decisions that shape their mobility and access to opportunity.
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