Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Congress Is Screwing Public Transit Users—and We’ll All Pay the Price

xt year for commuters to travel by public transit like the subway. (Credit: Ira Block via Getty Images) Click to enlarge.
The tax credit for public transit is set to fall by more than 45% next year while the subsidy for parking goes up.  Why that's bad news for everyone.

There’s an enormous public benefit to supporting public transit.  The overall effects of having buses and subways available saves an estimated 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline annually, and reduces carbon emissions by 37 million metric tons a year.

Congress Is Screwing Public Transit Users—and We’ll All Pay the Price

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