National Campaign for Transit Justice (@4transitjustice) 's Twitter Profile
National Campaign for Transit Justice

@4transitjustice

The National Campaign for Transit Justice works with grassroots organizers across the country to ensure Congress invests in the future of public transit.

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Ottawa, Kansas has just 13,000 people, but its public transit helped Will’s grandpa stay independent until age 99. Everyone should be able to get where they need to go, no matter their age or where they live—even if it’s just to the park. Keep reading: transitjustice.org/2025/03/11/tra…

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Small Cities, Big Moves:📍Flagstaff, AZ With school buses packed and drivers in short supply, the district turned to public transit. Now 1,000+ students ride city buses to school. Voters approved a 70% funding boost to keep it growing. Read our report: transitjustice.org/2025/04/29/sma…

Small Cities, Big Moves:📍Flagstaff, AZ

With school buses packed and drivers in short supply, the district turned to public transit. Now 1,000+ students ride city buses to school. Voters approved a 70% funding boost to keep it growing. 

Read our report: transitjustice.org/2025/04/29/sma…
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What’s the best way to spend $1 billion for transportation? Our latest report shows the positive impacts of every $1 billion shifted from highways to transit and identifies key policy levers to shift transportation investments away from highway spending.

What’s the best way to spend $1 billion for transportation?

Our latest report shows the positive impacts of every $1 billion shifted from highways to transit and identifies key policy levers to shift transportation investments away from highway spending.
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Decisions about whether to invest future transportation dollars in highways vs transit have huge implications. CCI modeling finds that every $1 billion shifted from highway expansion to transit saves at least $1.7 billion in social and environmental costs. climateandcommunity.org/research/letti…

Decisions about whether to invest future transportation dollars in highways vs transit have huge implications. CCI modeling finds that every $1 billion shifted from highway expansion to transit saves at least $1.7 billion in social and environmental costs.
climateandcommunity.org/research/letti…
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Shifting transportation wouldn't just mitigate harms-- it would also allow us to create better things. With the 8,000 acres saved from suburban sprawl in this model, we could provide more parks, homes, agricultural land—all while avoiding more emissions.

Shifting transportation wouldn't just mitigate harms-- it would also allow us to create better things. With the 8,000 acres saved from suburban sprawl in this model, we could provide more parks, homes, agricultural land—all while avoiding more emissions.
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States have the ability to flex the majority of their federal highway funds from highways to transit, but collectively, from 2021 through 2023, states flexed less than 4% of their FHWA formula funds to the Federal Transit Administration.