Congress heard you: deal struck with $25 billion in emergency funding for transit
Early yesterday morning, congressional leaders and the White House agreed to a $2 trillion COVID-19 economic stabilization plan that includes $25 billion emergency direct...
If we want an infrastructure stimulus, there are valuable lessons to learn from 2009
While there are enormous needs for relief and support all across the economy, the president and many congressional leaders have indicated that they want...
CDC quietly revises their guidance to encourage people to use transit safely
Two weekends ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly revised their guidance for using public transportation after an outpouring of criticism from Transportation...
Thriving Together: A springboard for equitable recovery & resilience in communities across America
In our work to inform the policy response to COVID-19 and how the pandemic is compounding housing, climate, and other crises, we’ve emphasized the...
Coronavirus will have huge impacts on transit systems—here’s how Congress should help
Fired up? Please take action and tell your member of Congress to support emergency assistance for transit agencies.
Congress and the president are considering...
Five things Congress can do to save transit
Public transportation is in crisis. Transit agencies are suffering tremendous losses in ridership and farebox revenue, as well as state and local revenues, with...
Transit agencies sound the alarm: COVID-19 is a long-term threat to service
We need you to take action to save transit: Please email and call your member of Congress asking them to support emergency funding for...
Transit workers and riders: We want to hear from you
Transit personnel and the essential workers riding transit to reach their jobs at hospitals and grocery stores are the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic....
2.8 million essential workers use transit to get to their jobs
A new report from TransitCenter finds that 2.8 million transit riders are considered “essential workers” during the COVID-19 emergency, underscoring just how essential it...
The parking and mobility industry comes together in a time of need. Here’s how.
This blog is part of a special series on curb management and COVID-19. A joint effort of Institute for Parking and Mobility, Transportation for...
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