Letter to Reps. Larsen and Graves on Reauthorization and the BUILD America 250 Act
The National Campaign for Transit Justice and 177 partner organizations sent the following letter to Chair Sam Graves, Ranking Member Rick Larsen, and other members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: Dear Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen, We, the undersigned, write to express grave concern about the surface transportation reauthorization bill recently released […]
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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.
Transit Stories: Jenelle Harriff
Rochester, NY: Reconnect Rochester I grew up in Webster, just outside Rochester, and started riding the bus when I was sixteen. My first job was as an intern at the Board of Elections, and I later attended Monroe Community College (MCC) downtown and in Henrietta. I lived in the Neighborhood of the Arts, so I […]
