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title: A Movement for Movement
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- [Why Now](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/why-now)
- [Leadership & Board](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/leadership)
- [Support CAM](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/support)
- [CAM Research and Education Fund](https://www.centerforamericanmobilityref.org/)

 November 10, 2026

# A Movement for Movement

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Today, I am proud to announce the launch of the Center for American Mobility (CAM). We’re a national organization with a simple job: build the political power it takes to expand public transit and make our streets safer across America.

Why now? Americans already know what better mobility is worth. The average household spends more than $13,000 on transportation every year, second only to housing, and voters have approved more than 80% of transit ballot measures since 2018. But the political support too often doesn’t follow, and local wins stay local. There are great advocacy groups doing hard work town by town, yet no national organization has been built to give them consistent funding, research and coordination. That’s the gap CAM exists to fill.

Our mission is to strengthen local economies, create greater access to opportunity, and build healthier, more connected communities by expanding the ways people can get around, whether by train, bus, microtransit, bike, scooter or on foot.

CAM is two connected organizations working toward one mission. The Center for American Mobility, Inc., our 501(c)(4), backs transit ballot measures, legislative campaigns and candidates who champion modern mobility, and it gets local campaigns the messaging and resources they need to win. It also connects agencies, advocates, business groups and industry leaders so they can speak with one voice. It is the first national (c)(4) focused on expanding transit and safe streets.

The Center for American Mobility Research and Education Fund, our 501(c)(3), will publish and amplify research that makes the case for investing in transit and safe streets. Together, they connect local wins into a national story about what expanded mobility options can do for communities.

I am a 22-year NJ Transit commuter and former two-term mayor of Westfield, New Jersey, who spent more than two decades as an HBO executive before entering public service.

Our founding board brings together transportation policy, finance and communications experience: Beth Osborne, CEO of Smart Growth America, Darcy Frisch of Hearst Ventures, Dani Simons, formerly of USDOT, Billy Nix of Asymmetry Holdings, and Andrei Greenawalt of Via. Between them and our leadership, we have more than 150 years of experience in elected office, government, technology and business. We launch with founding support from Arnold Ventures and Via, and we’re grateful for their early belief in this vision.

We didn’t wait for launch day to get to work. In the months leading up to November 3, CAM backed winning transit ballot measures in Pierce County, Washington and the Yampa Valley in Colorado. We’ll share more about those campaigns, the people who made them happen, and the change they will bring in a follow-up post soon.

We’re just getting started, and we’d love for you to be part of it. [Sign up](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/contact) for updates to get the research and the wins as they happen, [donate](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/support) to help fund the next campaign, or follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-american-mobility-inc) and [X](https://x.com/CtrAmMobility) to keep up with what we’re doing. If you want to work on this full time, check out our [open roles](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/career) and get in touch. And if you’re a local advocate, agency or elected official with a campaign that could use a partner, reach out. When people can go places, America goes places.

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- [Why Now](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/why-now)
- [Leadership & Board](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/leadership)
- [Support CAM](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/support)
- [Press & Contact](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/contact)
- [Two Organizations, One Mission](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/two-organizations)
- [Career](https://www.centerforamericanmobility.org/career)
- [CAM Research and Education Fund](https://www.centerforamericanmobilityref.org/)

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