As the smoke cleared on a new political reality last week, transportation was a bit of an afterthought in the “what will the election mean for” discussion, which focused mostly on immigration, health care, trade agreements and tax reform. Roads, bridges and transit got a fleeting nod as “infrastructure,” the more elegant-sounding category to which they belong. But if Congress and the White House are to agree on anything next year, there is a good argument that it should be on how to pay the nation’s transportation bills. Read more: washingtonpost/local/trafficandcommuting/can-a-new-congress-bail-out-transportation-in-5-months/2014/11/10/2cb84e60-6832-11e4-9fb4-a622dae742a2_story.html Washington, DC -- Nationwide, the percentage of workers who commute by car declined from 88 percent in 2000 to 86 percent in 2010-2013, according to a Stateline analysis of census numbers. Car commuting percentages were down dramatically in some urban areas, but also in smaller Western towns that are making a focused effort to promote alternatives. “The time has come for cities and states to shift their transportation priorities away from investments in expensive, unnecessary new highways, and toward the maintenance and repair of our existing infrastructure and the development of new transportation choices for Americans,” the study concluded. Read more: governing/topics/transportation-infrastructure/how-america-stopped-commuting.html Mark your calendars for NYPTA’s 2015 Transit Awareness Day. Plan to join us in Albany February 3 at the Capitol as we bring lawmakers a unified message on the critical role public transit plays in our state’s economy. New York needs to make a continually strong investment in public transit across the state, and your voice can help make it happen.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:29:40 +0000
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