Transit Stories: Benjamin She
(He/Him)|Philadelphia, PA As a rider and advocate, I find transit in Philadelphia and using SEPTA to be liberating. First of all, the city, as a pre-war, very dense, and compact city, has an abundance of available transit through the subways, buses, and trolleys. It allows me to get to a bunch of different places for […]
Transit Stories: Anthony Medina
Transit is important because some people do not have cars and need the bus so they can get to places. I do not have a car, so I’m obligated to bike or bus. Most of the time the bus does get me to where I need to go, but there are often delays from traffic […]
TRANSIT MESSAGING RESEARCH
RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOBILIZING AND MOVING COMMUNITIES The national movement for better transit has achieved some big victories over the last couple of years, like securing an unprecedented level of COVID relief funding for transit from the federal government. But if we’re going to actually shift the current transportation paradigm and give people genuine […]
POLITICO
Politico covers our coalitions letter to Congress urging them to fully fund transit programs. Read the article.
More Than 125 Leading Environmental and Transportation Groups Urge Biden Administration To Move Faster On Greenhouse Gas Rule
The groups released a letter organized by the National Campaign for Transit Justice and signed by Transportation for America, U.S. PIRG, NRDC, 350.org, Union of Concerned Scientists, Sierra Club, National Association of City Transportation Officials, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and many others to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg and OMB Director Young expressing concern and urging action.
Open Letter: Keep the Promise of Infrastructure Law in 2023 Budget Appropriations
Public transit is our route to equitable economic growth and jobs. But that cannot be accomplished without full funding for programs that fund transit projects and efforts to improve access to transit. We cannot afford to miss this historic opportunity and need Congress to fulfill the promise it made in the IIJA.
More Than 100,000 Comments In Support Of DOT Greenhouse Gas Rule Submitted During Comment Period 
“The climate crisis is not coming. It is here now. And given that urgency, we need the Administration to act quickly finalizing this rule to meet the moment and the crisis we are in,” said LeeAnn Hall, campaign director National Campaign for Transit Justice. “The huge number of comments show there is overwhelming public support for this rule. We can’t afford to wait any longer.”
NOLA.com
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell pens an op-ed in NOLA.com on the importance of the Greenhouse Gas Rule. Read the op-ed.
Environmental and Transportation Groups Call On USDOT To Complete Greenhouse Gas Rule
The transportation sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. There is no time to waste as record amounts of federal taxpayer funds are already flowing to states thanks to the infrastructure law (the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA).
The Hill
The Hill covers our coalition efforts to urge the Biden Administration to take action on the Greenhouse Gas Rule. Read the article.
