April 9: Stand Up for Transportation Day!

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04/02/2015

Check out this great tool with visuals and data about public transit’s economic impact – nationally, and at the state, regional, and community level.

Thursday, April 9, is slated to be an exciting nationwide day of education and outreach to raise awareness of the country’s long-term transportation infrastructure funding plight. AC Transit is participating and encouraging its riders and supporters to join in, too.

The current federal transportation bill is set to expire this year on May 31. It’s important that Congress and the federal government are encouraged to continue to support investment in public transit. A failure to act could lead to a $227 billion hit to the national economy.

As a bus agency, having a fleet of up-to-date, dependable buses to carry more than 190,000 daily passengers is critical. AC Transit would hardly exist without ongoing federal support. Our biggest use of federal funds is for replacing aging buses — nearly 80 percent of the cost is covered by the Federal Transit Administration. We are also planning a significant expansion of service. In order to make that happen, we’ll be depending on having the resources to buy and maintain additional buses.

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