Regardless of electoral outcome, some trends that have been accelerating for years will continue well into 2021 and beyond.
APTA President/CEO Paul P. Skoutelas released a statement praising the move.
APTA is urging Congress to invest at least $32 billion in additional emergency funding to keep systems running safely and to protect the jobs of more than 435,000 industry workers.
The U.S. private motorcoach, school bus, and domestic passenger vessel industries have suffered unprecedented economic losses and furloughed hundreds of thousands of employees over the past four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
H.R. 2 makes critical investments to surface transportation infrastructure, including $105 billion for public transportation and $60 billion for commuter rail, Amtrak, and other high-performance rail.
In spite of the move, ABA and UMA is urging the motorcoach industry to continue pressing Congress for financial assistance during the pandemic.
The campaign is designed to receive support offered by numerous suppliers and industry advocates to offset the incremental costs incurred to make this a no-cost event for operators.
The public transportation industry has significantly increased costs and experienced dramatic revenue losses because of COVID-19.
With this unprecedented crisis will come a new way for transit agencies to operate service and do business on a day-to-day basis. So what might that look like?
Congress and the Trump Administration are considering a fifth COVID-19 response package to address the health, financial, and economic wreckage caused by the pandemic.