Full Title: Equitable and Sustainable Transit Is Critical to Reduce Emissions and Expand Economic Opportunity
Author(s): Adewale Maye
Publisher(s): Data for Progress
Publication Date: August 15, 2022
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Description (excerpt):
On April 22, 2021, Biden set a target goal for the United States to achieve a 50-52 percent reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution in 2030. This goal would be met concurrently with the Biden Administration’s top priority of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. These commitments are both necessary and ambitious, requiring critical investment in transforming fossil fuel-dependent industries and institutions into ones that are sustainable and accessible. One of the critical ways the U.S. can widely reduce greenhouse gas emissions is through the transportation sector.
Public transportation investments are overwhelmingly popular. Recent Data for Progress polling finds that 75 percent of likely voters support the U.S. government making investments to expand and maintain public transit infrastructure.