Transportation For America service cuts Archives

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“A small group of committed individuals can and often do make a difference.”

24 Apr 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | complete streets, service cuts, transit cuts

Policy may get made here in Washington, but transportation, mobility and safety are truly local issues. The kinds of transportation investments that we’re pushing for aren’t luxuries — they’re essential necessities that help Americans get where they need to go, safely and affordably. It’s high time that we made sure we invested in a transportation system that is safe and accessible for everyone. So why is access to transportation choices and safe, complete streets so important?

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Update to the Transit Cuts map; 51 systems covered

27 Jan 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | maps, public transportation, service cuts, transit

We knew when we put it together that our list of transit agencies facing fiscal crises was not going to be exhaustive. And as soon as it went live, we heard from a number of you with information on other systems that we either didn’t know about or couldn’t find information on. So thanks to Hugh, Richard, Jef, Randy, and Jeff, we now have 51 systems covered in the map, representing almost 21 million daily trips by everyday Americans.

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Transit Cuts: Coming soon to a system near you?

26 Jan 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | economic recovery, featured, service cuts, stimulus, transit

Perhaps you’ve already seen the news in your local paper. Even as ridership is spiking — perhaps even the highest of all time — your local transit system is talking about having to cut service, raise fares, or even lay off workers to cope with the struggling economy. We’ve created a map compiling the potential and proposed cuts to public transportation systems in 38 communities across the country.