Tell Congress: Give public transit the same amount of funding as roads

Public transportation is critical to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, improving public health, dismantling barriers to opportunity, especially for people of color, and supporting our economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. But transit receives only 20 percent of all federal transportation funding, while highways get the lion’s share—the status quo since 1982.
 
This is not okay. Not only does this meaningless 80/20 split eliminate states’ and local communities’ freedom to choose how to tackle their own transportation challenges, but it leaves millions of Americans no way to reach jobs and essential services unless they can afford and drive multiple cars per household. According to recent polling, voters overwhelmingly believe that their communities and the country as a whole would benefit from increased transit investment. It’s time for Congress to make that a reality and give states and communities the freedom to choose the best solution without a thumb on the scale for road-building. 

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