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More And Better Public Transportation

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Overview

With the new president and Congress considering a recovery package that will allocate hundreds of billions of dollars to transportation infrastructure, it is crucial to make sure this money would advance 21st century transportation goals. Our current transportation system has many of us stuck endlessly waiting in traffic, all the while spewing air pollution and consuming billions of barrels of overseas oil.

But our government has spent nine times more on highway projects than on public transportation. As nationwide transit ridership and gas prices reach record highs, the time is right to change the imbalance in our transportation system.

Light rail, clean bus systems, and other public transit should play a greater part in America’s transportation future. Efficient public transportation systems reduce the number of cars on the road and increase our options for getting around.

We’re working for more and better transit by encouraging public support for new projects and improved service and asking Congress to invest in solving long-term transportation problems by funding public transportation.