Creating jobs. Helping America become energy independent. Protecting the environment. Reducing stress and congestion. You may not realize it, but public transportation has an answer for these and so many other challenges we face as a nation today.
America’s public transportation systems are a vital part of everyday life, from coast-to-coast, in communities large and small. They provide services that are the backbone to business and economic centers, allow greater access to schools and doctors, and connect neighbors to each other.
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Making a smart investment in more and better public transportation will preserve the integrity of the systems we have now, and will create economic and social opportunities like nothing else can.
Perhaps no other investment we make now can do as much for future generations. Whatever the priority, whatever the issue, Public Transportation Takes Us There.
450,000 Jobs Now
Public transportation projects will put people to work building America's future.
More than $15 billion in public transit projects are ready to go and should be included in any jobs legislation. These projects will help re-energize America's hard hit construction and manufacturing sectors with investments that will benefit the nation for years.
Whether it's more jobs or a revitalized economy, public transportation takes us there.