{"product_id":"if-you-want-to-win-youve-got-to-fight-a-guide-to-effective-transportation-advocacy-9781642833737","title":"If You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight: A Guide to Effective Transportation Advocacy","description":"Your transit and street safety dreams are within your reach. While challenging our dangerous car-centric systems can feel daunting, you can win, and this book is here to help. In \u003ci\u003eIf You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e, transportation activist and advocacy consultant Carter Lavin provides a roadmap for transforming passion into political power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether your dream is to make your community safer and more sustainable by getting protected bike lanes, improving bus service, or expanding high-speed rail, this book provides step-by-step guidance on organizing for change. Through advice from dozens of advocates across the United States and Lavin's own experience with over 100 campaigns, readers will learn transportation-specific strategies to win. Critically, the book teaches readers how to deftly navigate their political, cultural, and historical contexts to adapt their advocacy efforts and make allies -- from local businesses to transit agency staff to key decision makers. Action points at the end of each chapter and a toolbox of campaign tactics at the end of the book enable readers to move seamlessly from brainstorming into concrete action. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whether you are just starting out or have engaged in transportation advocacy for a while, the tools and insights in this book will help you develop, plan, and execute the transportation-related campaign of your choosing. Professionals in the transportation space will also discover how to be an effective advocate while working within the system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Accessible and inspirational, \u003ci\u003eIf You Want to Win, You've Got to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e will be a game-changer for people who want our communities to prioritize people over cars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Your transportation dreams are all possible. Are you ready to fight for them? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17733544\"\u003eCarter Lavin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.15w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642833737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642833738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRA\"\u003eTransportation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRA000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL043000\"\u003ePolitical Process | Political Advocacy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ARC\"\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ARC010000\"\u003eUrban \u0026amp; Land Use Planning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarter Lavin is a climate and transportation activist who helps organizations and individuals hone strategy and build political power. Carter has directly supported and trained non-profits, candidates, grassroots groups, businesses, and hundreds of individuals to win on the issues that matter to them at the local, regional, and state level. He has written for \u003ci\u003eStreetsblog \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eConvergence Magazine. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Oakland, California and is a co-founder of the transportation advocacy group Transbay Coalition and the board game design company Serious Mischief.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Island Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51534980841771,"sku":"9781642833737","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/island-press-paperback-default-title-if-you-want-to-win-you-ve-got-to-fight-a-guide-to-effective-transportation-advocacy-42377597354283.jpg?v=1772740358","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/if-you-want-to-win-youve-got-to-fight-a-guide-to-effective-transportation-advocacy-9781642833737","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}