"A Senate committee has a rare opportunity to radically reshape public transportation in America - and advocates across the country are demanding that they seize it before it's too late. More than 100 organizations co-signed a joint letter urging Sens. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to make sure the next major federal transportation bill delivers for the public transit sector, which has been systemically underfunded and faced steep structural barriers to expanding service for decades."
""Now is the time that our legislators need to hear from us about our priorities as folks who do this work and live in these communities," said Stevie Pasamonte, senior organizer for the National Campaign for Transit Justice. "And we also need them as folks who need more options to get around without fear of traffic violence, and to get around affordably at a time when a lot of working folks, families, and people with disabilities can't [do that],""
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, led by Sens. Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, will write the transit portion of the next federal transportation bill to replace the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in September 2026. More than 100 organizations co-signed a letter urging the committee to prioritize public transit funding and dismantle structural barriers that have limited service expansion for decades. The coalition highlights systemic underfunding and demands investments that improve affordability, safety, and mobility for workers, families, and people with disabilities. The signatories include labor, social equity, public health, interfaith groups, cities, and sustainability advocates seeking specific policy changes now.
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