61% of public transit systems will need to reduce service and furlough employees in the coming months without an additional $32 billion in emergency funding. See the numbers here, and help save public transit: bit.ly/3i0tUA6
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- Public transportation employees continue to serve the community during this time of crisis – making travel as safe as possible for essential workers and those who need it most. THANK YOU! #publictransit #transit
- Thank you @USDOT @SecElaineChao, @FTA_DOT Acting Admin. K. Jane Williams for supporting critical role transit industry plays in providing essential services for healthcare workers/first responders, as well as medical transportation for kidney dialysis/cancer treatments/other care
00:00 - During these unprecedented times, #publictransit systems everywhere are serving their communities in unique ways. Thank you to ALL the #transit systems from coast to coast for serving our communities.
00:00 - Without public transit, there will be no economic recovery
- Nearly one-half of public transit industry businesses (47 percent) expect to lay off employees if additional emergency funding is not provided. See the numbers here, and help save public transit: bit.ly/3i0tUA6
- Nearly one-third of transit industry businesses (31 percent) are concerned that they may go out of business if additional federal funding is not provided. Tell Congress to act now to save public transportation.
- On #EarthDay and every other day, #publictransit reduces energy consumption and provides communities more #sustainable ways to get around.
- THANK YOU to #publictransportation employees, who are working tirelessly to provide a safe and essential service to health care workers, first-responders, and others requiring mobility during the #COVID19 pandemic. #transit #coronavirus
00:00 - Today we remember #RosaParks for her leadership, activism, and for making a stand by sitting down on that Montgomery bus. #TransitEquityDay #RosaParksDay
GIF - #Voices4Transit congratulates & welcomes our new Secretary of Transportation, @PeteButtigieg! We are looking forward to seeing a bold infrastructure plan with a central role for #publictransportation. Let’s build back our economy by investing in #publictransit. @USDOT
- Without #publictransit, U.S. urban areas would consume 37% more land than they do now. Riding on public transit reduces energy consumption and air pollution. #EarthDay
- The ratio of return to the U.S. economy when investing in public #transit. “Investing in public transportation is a common sense solution for our American economy.” – @RepAnthonyBrown (D-Md.) #APTAleg19
- One half of all trips taken on public transportation are to or from work. Public transportation is getting people to work, and increasing investment in public transportation will allow people to access even more job opportunities. #MovingAmericaForward
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