When robust transit options exist, fewer cars are driven, reducing their harmful effects on society, which include the loss of 30, people and the maiming of many more every year in road crashes. Cars degrade our environment and contribute to global warming, and they devour gigantic amounts of land for driving and storing them.
They are an enormous burden to the working poor, and have devastated urban centers and caused housing to become unaffordable. Transit organizations and advocates across America are circulating a national petition to congress to pass a long-term and comprehensive transportation bill in Letters are being sent to newspapers throughout the nation, as well as to elected members of Congress, pressing them to listen what a majority of their constituents want: the ability to make choices in transportation, that is, to not be forced to drive because there are no viable public transit options.
Public transit represents an opportunity for America to prosper through the development of attractive, walkable communities around transit stations. Public transportation must be supported by the government in order to strengthen the long-term health of the economy, lessen inequality resulting from the burden of car ownership by the working poor, improve the environment, reduce the death and injury count resulting from cars, and many other reasons.
To ignore the responsibility to its people and the nation's prosperity by not passing a comprehensive, long-term transportation bill in , Congress would be missing a golden opportunity to make American cities smarter and better places to live, and to create the foundation of a long-lasting, economic engine for America. Search x. Some information, such as publication dates or images, may not have migrated over.
For the latest in smart city news, check out the new Smart Cities Dive site or sign up for our daily newsletter. The Top 10 Benefits of Public Transportation. Top Benefits of Public Transportation 1. Economic Benefits to the Community For every ten million dollars of transit investment made, business sales increase by thirty million dollars. Health Benefits to the Community Transit users must walk to and from transit stations, so they walk much more than the average, driving commuter.
Transit Reduces Road Congestion Currently in America, public transit use results in a reduction of ,, hours of travel time, a figure which would be many times higher if cities in the U. All data below comes from the American Public Transportation Association's fact book. Department of Energy. Ong, Dennis, et al. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content.
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