Some of the Benefits of Public Transportation

Public transportation helps relieve traffic congestion, reducing hours of delay in major travel corridors.

Public transportation provides personal mobility and freedom.

You do not have to ride public transportation to benefit from it.

Every dollar invested in public transportation provides $6 in economic returns.

Every $1 billion invested in public transportation infrastructure supports approximately 47,500 jobs.

Public transportation is an immediate means of helping our environment and conserving energy. If one in ten Americans used public transportation regularly, the U.S. reliance on foreign oil could be cut by more than 40% - the amount we import from Saudi Arabia each year.

Adapted with permission from the American Public Transportation Association's"Facts on Public Transportation"

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