Quick Take: Union of Concerned Scientists report: Freedom to Move (Part iV)
Members of Congress, especially those on key committees, need to hear from communities themselves about the importance of more transportation options, accountability to communities for climate and equity in decisionmaking, and community voice in transportation decisionmaking.
Quick Take: Union of Concerned Scientists report: Freedom to Move (Part III)
Science-based policies that prioritize more transportation choices align with community-based solutions where local advocates have long fought for a transportation system that prioritizes people over industry interests.
Quick Take: Union of Concerned Scientists report: Freedom to Move (Part II)
Auto and oil industries have a vested interest in car dependence, currently receive more than 75 percent of the public transportation spending, and have lobbied for decades to prioritize cars over a more complete and affordable set of transportation options.
Quick Take: Union of Concerned Scientists report: Freedom to Move (Part I)
More transportation options such as transit, walking, and biking are good for the environment, the economy, and social equity.
