About Streetsmart

Transportation connects people to the places that are essential for their well being. We believe that transportation systems can create and support healthy, just, and climate-resilient communities. ​
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​Yet, for many people, destinations are too far from home, transit is not reliable, walking and bicycling are impractical, or the streets are not safe. Rather than connecting people to opportunity, lack of adequate transportation is a barrier to reaching employment, schools, health care services, and social networks. Vehicular emissions expose communities to air pollution, increasing their risk of asthma and heart disease. Transportation is also the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the US, driving climate changes that will disproportionately affect many communities of color. ​​

Streetsmart is an incorporated non-profit organization with the aim of embedding climate change, public health, and equity issues into transportation decision-making so we can realize our vision of healthy, just, and climate-resilient communities. We do so by building alliances among diverse partners for transportation reform, advancing best practices in transportation that fully account for impacts on communities, and highlighting evidence-based strategies that meet community goals.

​Streetsmart supports the Planning for Health Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership (PHEAL) principles. ​​