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The system is NOT broken [FIRST NAME GOES HERE]

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September 2026: transit

Each month, we break down our topic into four weekly modules. Catch up on previous editions here.โ€‹

This week's module: DREAM

  • ๐ŸŽฏ DREAM | imagine a utopian transit system
  • LEARN | learn about effective transportation movements throughout history
  • ACT | actions you can take asap for a more connected world no matter where you live
  • REFLECT | Art, poetry, and commitments

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

Here's what we'll learn today Reader

HI! My best friends' babies are visiting me right now so no intro for you today!! Just keep reading and get yourself some conversation prompts to dream up a better world.

Dreaming is a skill. Treat it as such.

NEW: I did the math on our donations and this is what I found

If we had 350 people donate at our default $28/month tier (or $350 a year), we would fully fund our annual general operating costs!! This is huge, especially because there are 8,000 of you on here! If you've been enjoying these Changeletters and want to support the larger movement of building joyful community spaces for climate action, I would love your support. It is so cool to have a path for a fully grassroots nonprofit so I can spend my time on doing the work instead of begging funders for money. (Get your work to match it too.) If you have a donor advised fund, it's extra easy to contribute <3

Your bite-sized action plan Reader

Today, your task is to take at least one of these questions into the world. Discuss with your friends, family, or coworkers.

  1. In a utopian future, what is the function of a transportation system? Recently, I've become obsessed with this phrase the purpose of a system is what it does. The system isn't broken. It's been designed to function a certain way. Where I live in America, it's designed to function around cars and capitalism. What SHOULD be the function of a transportation system? Come up with a 1-2 sentence answer.
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  2. If you could design a transportation system for one person in your life, whom would it be for and why? Get as specific as possible. Yourself? A new parent? Your neighbor who's super rich and drives only because it's convenient? The non-human animals in the ecosystem?
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  3. What are some examples of utopian transportation systems in the real world and in media? Take this opportunity to yap about your travels, non-fiction and fictional.
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  4. What would it actually take YOU to get yourself the transportation system we deserve? Whether it's inter-city or around the world (think about flights too!), what are the tradeoffs and changes you'd need to make?

Okay that's all for me today sorry if this Changeletter was a bit short and wack; I wrote it in 5 minutes; I gotta go hang out with babies!!

Love,

Nivi

A lil note ๐Ÿ’š

Hello hello! If you enjoy the work we're doing at Soapbox through these Changeletters and more, pleeeasse consider contributing. This is how I make my livelihood and pay my rent (and my team!) and I would appreciate any support you can give. Thank you for being here!

Love,

Nivi

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Changeletter: fun bite-sized climate action plans

Nivi Achanta

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