Western New York - Clean Mobility Buffalo
Community Engagement and Capacity Building Are Driving Mobility Solutions
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) 
is working to advance inclusive, equitable mobility and climate solutions by identifying strategies focused on people, place, and policy. The project is driven by direct engagement with residents, community-based organizations, and employers in the historically disadvantaged neighborhood of Buffalo's East Side to develop strategies to reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT), support active mobility solutions, and develop the street infrastructure that aligns with these goals. By centering the voices of individuals most negatively impacted by unequal funding decisions in the past and moving from asking them to inform a solution to building their capacity to deploy solutions, LISC is creating a neighborhood and system-based approach to addressing barriers to transportation, the green economy, and climate solutions.
This comprehensive project will deploy multiple mobility solutions, including an e-bike library, e-bike share system, EV car share, and street safety improvements. This investment will support a just transition, employer education on transportation electrification, and job training to build wealth in Buffalo communities and reduce the barriers to participation in the new mobility future. Additionally, the project works with major local employers to plan and pilot transportation demand management strategies based on employees’ identified transportation needs. Finally, the project will advance two regionally prioritized greenways that connect Buffalo’s East Side to its existing system of trails and will identify opportunities to design and implement projects to improve street safety.
