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About Us

The Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition is a resolute, community-led group. Our mission is to supplant structural racism in public transit policy with structural change, to attain equitable, reliable transit and greater environmental, social and economic justice for the Baltimore region. Our anti-racist work was born out of Governor Hogan’s decision to cancel the Red Line project in 2015. That decision – a quintessential example of structural racism in the region – spurred many of the original Red Line planning committee members to action. Shortly after the governor canceled the project, these members gathered with others in the community to form our coalition.

 

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BTEC’s first major initiative was to submit a Title VI administrative complaintto the US Department of Transportation on the grounds that the decision violated the federal government’s anti-discrimination laws established by the 1964 Civil Rights Act. When that complaint was summarily dismissed by the Trump administration in 2016 (without comment), we continued to seek other avenues to develop equitable transit in the region.

 

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Calendar of events

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Tuesday

March 2024

6:30pm

Open Public Meeting

Everyone is welcome and invited to attend 

Come, listen, learn and share

ZOOM LINK

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Tuesday

March 2024

6:30pm

Open Public Meeting

Everyone is welcome and invited to attend

Come, listen, learn and share

ZOOM LINK

27

Wednesday

March 2024

6-8pm

Petition (walk-around) Canvassing Event

City Council President Candidates Transportation Forum

231 N. Holliday Street

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11

Thursday

April 2024

6-8pm

Petition (walk-around) Canvassing Event

Mayoral Candidates Transportation Forum

231 N. Holliday Street

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21

Sunday

April 2024

1pm

Petition Tabling Event

New Carmel Star Baptist Church Pastoral Anniversary

1847 West Baltimore Street

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25

Thursday

April 2024

8:30am- 2pm

Petition Tabling Event

City Schools Special Education Transition Expo

Sheraton Inner Harbor

300 S Charles Street

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4

Saturday

May 2024

12-4pm

Petition Tabling Event

No Boundaries Block Party

1505 Eutaw Street

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2024

 

List of All Available

Petition Collection Events

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Petition Campaign

No Stoppin’ Us


In 2022, The Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition (BTEC) engaged in a petition campaign to adopt an amendment to the Baltimore City Charter that will allow for the creation of a Baltimore Regional Transportation Authority.

BTEC organized a ballot petition campaign which resulted in submitting approx. 15,000 petitions to the Baltimore City Board of Elections for ballot access. Only 10,000 petitions were required, and inspite of evidence in our favor, the Board of Elections rejected our application.

We are conducting another petition campaign for ballot access and our goal this time, is 20,000 petitions!!

Please stand with us as we advocate for better transportation in the Baltimore region.