Policy Principles

Missourians for Responsible Transportation is engaged in advocacy efforts to improve streets, roads, and trails that work for all Missourians.

The mission of Missourians for Responsible Transportation is to be the leader in fostering strong communities by aligning advocacy efforts for safer streets, roads, and trails that work for all Missourians. To guide our advocacy efforts, we have developed a list of policy principles. In crafting these principles, we hope to do the following:

• Make clear where we will focus our advocacy efforts and resources
• Distinguish our priorities for existing and prospective partners and the people we represent
• Define where and how we fit within the broader transportation policy landscape

We also want to be clear in how we define “multimodal”. For MRT, “multimodal” covers the following:

• Walking and pedestrian-related elements
• Accessibility elements (including, but not limited to wheelchairs, walkers, and other assistive-mobility devices)
• Biking (including standard and electric bicycles, tricycles, unicycles, and other forms of predominantly-human-powered mobility devices). This excludes e-motos.
• Other forms of micromobility, including but not limited to scooters (standard and electric), skateboards, and roller blades
• Though we don’t focus on transit to the same extent as the aforementioned modes of transportation, we will support policies, plans, programs, projects, and funding for transit-related elements (especially those that clearly align with other forms of active transportation)

Underlying these principles is a focus on well-informed best practices, collaboration with key stakeholders, and identifying the most strategic approach to move priorities forward.