ABOUT THE CONTEST

For 10 years, the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC) has been protecting our quality of life in the Bay Area by advocating for a balanced transportation system with exceptional public transit connecting healthy communities. Our coalition is made up of more than 100 environmental, transportation, social justice, community, health, and labor groups who share our vision for the region: a Bay Area with fast, reliable transit connecting communities that are great places to walk, bike, live, work, and play. We are looking for images that capture this vision — as well as threats to this vision — in the following categories:

World-Class Transportation The vision: robust public transit; extensive bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure; real choices in how we get around. The threats: congestion second only to L.A.; dangerous streets and intersections.

Great Communities The vision: walkable neighborhoods; wonderful parks; abundant open space; a sense of place; active living; transit-oriented development. The threats: unchecked sprawl; loss of farmland; car-centered living instead of people-centered living.

Social Justice The vision: access to jobs, education, services, and healthy food via transit; affordable housing; transportation activism and justice. The threats: displacement; funding cuts.