This fall DSP joined numerous national and local organizations to call for Congress to allocate $32 billion in emergency funding for transit operations. And through December, “Transit is the Future” forums are being held in New York, Miami, New Orleans, Oakland, Philadelphia, Charlotte, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver to talk about the future of public transportation in the United States in 2021 and beyond. We also worked to unite with these partners around a set of Transit Justice Principles to ensure equity, access, sustainability, and affordability.
Local partners like Sustain Charlotte, Transit Forward Philadelphia and the Denver Streets Partnership are highlighting how transit supports their communities, giving actual riders the microphone, and working to ensure Congress’ federal relief package mirrors local priorities.
“I used to be able to take the bus right to the hospital until they stopped that service. I’m disabled and I depend on RTD.”
– Gina Jones, a regular transit user in the Denver area, Denver Streets Partnership Forum on December 2, 2020