Chinatown Transportation Research and Improvement Project (TRIP) is a volunteer advocacy group made up of residents, workers, and interested individuals seeking to maintain and enhance public transit, traffic flow, and pedestrian safety in and around Chinatown.

VISION

TRIP advocates for the needs of the community through neighborhood meetings, surveys, face to face interactions, and field work. TRIP engages governmental agencies, community stakeholders, and private transit-related companies to express the needs of the community and provide input on current and upcoming projects. TRIP uses technical planning expertise and strong community framework to drive this advocacy work.

FOUNDING STORY

TRIP was formed during the City Employees Strike of 1976 when Chinese bus drivers volunteered to shuttle Chinatown elderly to their appointments. TRIP, along with other volunteer groups in Chinatown, founded what is now known as the Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC).

Organizer Profiles

  • "To try to do like one intersection at a time. Broadway streetscape was a way to tackle the, the broader problem of trying to redesign the whole Broadway corridor."

    Phil Chin

  • “So that little alleyway or that stop sign, whatever the improvement is, is based on a history of systemic exclusion. And we're not gonna take it anymore.”

    Norman Fong

  • "Transportation is not only a spatially diverse issue but it's also an intergenerational issue that spans the generations in our families in our communities."

    Gordon Chin

Current Projects

Currently, TRIP in collaboration with CCDC and the City, has accomplished a number of projects to improve transportation conditions in Chinatown. Major past achievements include Chinatown Core Area Traffic Circulation Study, 1979, Improvements to MUNI Bus Service on Stockton Street, Addition of #83 (now #12) Pacific Bus Line, Electrification of the #55 (now #1) California Bus Line, New stop lights at Powell and Pacific Street, Broadway and Grant Avenue, Stockton Street Tunnel Improvements, Portsmouth Square Garage Parking Queue, Park & Ride Shuttle Program.