Transportation For America: Take Action

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On November 4, Americans spoke out in favor of following a new direction. Transportation for America has earned a seat at the table with President-elect Obama—but we can’t afford to let Congress drop the ball on real investment in our nation’s crumbling infrastructure.

Smart transportation investments will strengthen our economy, create jobs, reduce our dependence on oil, and make it easier for Americans to find the money to meet their growing transportation needs.

Fill out the fields below to send a strong message to your representative and senators: make sure any economic recovery bill makes only the highest-impact transportation investments.

February 09, 2010

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Invest in a new direction

Dear Decision Maker,

Soaring gas prices made it clear: Americans flocked to public transportation or took their bicycles to work only to find our transit systems under-financed and roads dangerous -- if they found transportation alternatives at all. Today we urgently need to build the infrastructure for a clean-energy economy, and that means that Congress must act now to chart a new, more economically sustainable path for infrastructure investments. We need government investments, not bail outs.

Current proposals circulating Congress do not do enough to direct funding toward high-impact investments. Infrastructure spending for transportation in an economic recovery bill must:

*  Hold State Departments of Transportation and Transit Agencies accountable for funding they receive, making sure that new money is prioritized for repair, preservation, and improving safety.
*  Provide energy assistance operating grants to preserve current jobs in transit and ensure that affordable travel options don’t disappear for those who already rely on it.
*  Replace aging buses with new clean energy vehicles, acquire new buses and rail cars to meet surging demand, and perform needed maintenance.
*  Fund ready-to-go projects for all modes of alternative transportation -- trains, buses, bike and walkways -- for a down-payment on our green recovery.

Now is not the time to squander money on wasteful projects; we need to invest in projects that help American families reduce their expenses, that free America from oil dependence, and that create long-term jobs that are clean and green.  Infrastructure investments as part of an economic recovery package will put people to work quickly by creating a 21st Century transportation system.

Sincerely,

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