In this document, the California Mobility Justice Advocates put forth a set of principles that guide our work as a network, in the hopes of encouraging decision makers to center community voice and wisdom in mobility and transportation programs and projects.The purpose of our mobility justice principles is to respond to a growing cry for deeper, more genuine, equitable, justice-based, and community-led approaches to city planning and the design of our built environment.While it is universally agreed that racial equity and justice must be cornerstones to this work, what these principles mean in practice is often less coherent.

These principles are not all mobility-specific, and some can be applied to other policy areas.These principles aim to provide guidance to residents, community organizers, activists, city planners, researchers, and policymakers as we design and build our neighborhoods.Furthermore, these principles serve as a lens for how the California Mobility Justice Advocates Network weighs in on advocacy efforts, research, implementation, and other avenues.