A new report by PolicyLink and the Transportation Equity Network provides a roadmap for advocates to ensure stimulus-funded public transportation projects bring hop
e and economic opportunity to millions of Americans hit “first and worst” by the economic downturn.
The report, An Engine of Opportunity: A User’s Guide to Advocate for Transportation Equity in the 2009 Recovery Act, shows advocates how they can push local, state, and federal leaders to make fair and just transportation investments in low-income communities and communities of color.
The report provides a full breakdown of each major public transportation program and offers, for the first time, a comprehensive timeline of all the major transportation spending and reporting deadlines. For advocates and legislators, the report is a roadmap outlining opportunities to push for equitable projects.
An Engine of Opportunity follows another User’s Guide, released late last month by PolicyLink and Green for All, showing advocates how to ensure the green job revolution comes to low-income communities. Follow this link to read Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User’s Guide for the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
