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Build the Era (BTE) is an education and advocacy organization focused on transportation and infrastructure as it relates to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). Volunteer founded and volunteer-powered by supporters, volunteers and staffers from Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign (Team Pete), BTE's purpose is to connect citizens from across America to the USDOT in the following ways:

  • Educate and inform the public as to what USDOT does and doesn't do and why it matters.
  • Education and inform the public to the role that infrastructure plays in America's quality of life.
  • Provide training and guidance on how to engage with local and federally elected officials on matters related to USDOT initiatives.
  • Provide training and guidance on how to advocate for causes using relational organizing as a primary
  • tool.
  • Create measurable effectiveness and change!

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