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...
COVID-19 will cost transit agencies $26-$38 billion, TransitCenter estimates
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 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...
Release: Senate deal provides vital $25 billion lifeline to ensure essential public transportation service...
WASHINGTON, DC — After news of the Senate’s tentative agreement on a $2 trillion stabilization package that included $25 billion in emergency operating assistance for...
Two bills put “access” at the heart of transportation policy
For too long, the focus of the federal transportation program has been vehicle speed, not helping Americans access jobs, schools, grocery stores and more....
House bill proposes $15 billion for transit. It’s not enough
Democrats in the House of Representatives only included $15 billion for transit in their next COVID-19 relief bill. That’s not enough—we need double that...
Three things to know about the Senate’s FY21 appropriations for transportation
Last month, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development released a proposal for fiscal year 2021 that cuts funding for important...
Over 160 sign letter in support of $32 billion for transit, but the fight...
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a COVID-19 relief bill that only included $15 billion in emergency support for public transportation. That’s not...
Transit agencies, riders, unions, and members of Congress rally to save transit
Last week, a diverse group of transit stakeholders advocated for at least $32 billion in federal emergency funding for public transportation during a virtual...
Hundreds tell Congress that we need a new framework for transportation
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to shift the political landscape, 293 elected officials and organizations from 45 states signed Transportation for America’s letter urging...
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