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What do candidates for governor say about transportation choices?
Gubernatorial Debate
The future of Rhode Island's transportation system is important to you, but what do the candidates for Governor of Rhode Island say about their commitment to fostering transportation choices?

On September 28, the Environment Council of Rhode Island and the Providence College Political Science Department & Board of Programmers co-hosted a Gubernatorial candidates forum at Providence College. Kenneth Block, Frank Caprio, Lincoln Chafee and John Robitaille answered a series of questions about Rhode Island's future including the following question on transportation:

"Rhode Island's transportation funding system is broken. More of the state's borrowing goes to cover interest payments than current highway improvements and we are cutting back RIPTA services. What is your strategy to improve and modernize Rhode Island's transportation system?"


You can view a video of the candidate's response to this and other questions here or review NBC 10's coverage of the full debate here.

After you watch the video you can reply to this e-mail and tell us what you thought about the candidates' answers and what you want the next governor to do to improve transportation in Rhode Island (and let us know if it's OK for us to post your comments so that other people who receive the CTC e-mails can read them).


About the Coalition for Transportation Choices
The Coalition for Transportation Choices (CTC) calls for a 21st century transportation system that enhances our economy and provides all Rhode Islanders with healthy transportation choices. Visit our website to get more information about the Coalition for Transportation Choices or to find out how to become a member of the CTC.

Rhode Island's 21st century transportation system must provide all people - employees, tourists, youth, elderly, able and disabled - with safe and dependable access to their community's opportunities for work, education, services, and recreation. The system should be considerably less dependent on cars and fossil fuels as well as efficient, effective and easy to use. It should minimize impacts to land, water and air and improve the health and well-being of all Rhode Islanders. Such a system should be sustained with predictable and consistent funding for operation and future growth.




CTC's work is supported by the Rhode Island Foundation, The Prospect Hill Foundation and Third Sector New England's Capacity Building Fund


Coalition for Transportation Choices
Member Groups

* AARP
* Amalgamated Transit Union
* American Lung Association in RI
* Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living
* Audubon Society of Rhode Island
* Blueways Alliance
* Blackstone Valley Partnership
* Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
* Blueways Alliance
* Brown emPower
* Childhood Lead Action Project
* City-State, the Urban Design Lab at RISD
* Clean Water Action
* Conservation Law Foundation
* Cornish Associates
* DOT Watch
* East Coast Greenway Alliance
* Ecolect
* Environmental Justice League of RI
* Farm Fresh Rhode Island
* Goodwill Industries
* Grow Smart RI
* Head of the Bay Gateway
* LISC-RI
* Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
* Pawtucket Foundation
* Providence Foundation
* Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau
* Recycle-A-Bike
* Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition
* RI Consulting Engineers (RICE)
* Rhode Island Student Climate Coalition
* RI Association of Railroad Passengers
* RI Interfaith Power and Light
* RI Land Trust Council
* RICOSH
* Save The Bay
* SEIU, District 1199
* Sierra Club
* U.S. Open Cycling
* Working Rhode Island
* Youth in Action