NATIONAL - Today, in honor of Rosa Parks’ birthday, labor unions, racial justice groups, environmental organizations and transit groups, and disability advocates are joining together to elevate public transit as a civil right and essential to healthy communities.
FEBRUARY 3-4, 2021––As devastating cutbacks in public transit loom in the wake of legislative failure to pass sufficient funding, a nationwide coalition will hold a virtual hearing on Transit Equity.
More than 50 workers from all over the U.S. in transit, healthcare, food service and other essential sectors will join disabled transit riders, students, unemployed people and unhoused people to testify about the dire financial and related consequences they face if legislative COVID-19 relief packages fail to provide the money to avoid a catastrophe.
Boston, MA -- Yesterday, the Sierra Club, MassPIRG and Green Energy Consumers Alliance released the following statement after the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) unveiled the first of five electric buses on the Silver Line. The announcement comes as MBTA is working on an electric bus feasibility report to identify garages and bus routes most suited for electric bus deployment.
The Maryland House of Delegates joined the Senate in passing the Maryland Metro/Transit Funding Act of 2018 today. The bill provides $167 million of annual dedicated funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metro system, secures much-needed additional funds for the Maryland Transit Administration and the Baltimore region, and requires additional planning for central Maryland’s transportation future.
Today, the Maryland House of Delegates passed the Maryland Metro Funding Act of 2018 with a 98-40 vote. The bill provides $150 million of annual dedicated funding for the WMATA metro system and additional funds for MTA and the Baltimore region.