APTA’s Call to Action for Transit Funding
- APTA wants Congress to honor their funding agreement. Source: APTA
- Bay Area schedules get in sync. Source: BART
- Old railcars get a second life as coral reefs. Sources: MARTA and YouTube
Transcript
Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.
Speaker:The American Public Transportation Association is urging Americans to call
Speaker:their members of Congress and ask them to honor the bipartisan infrastructure
Speaker:law by fully funding what was promised to transit and passenger rail.
Speaker:There is a proposal to cut over a billion dollars from last year's funding levels.
Speaker:APTA urges you to call your elected officials now.
Speaker:In California, most Bay Area transit agencies are kicking off
Speaker:new, coordinated schedules today.
Speaker:The goal is to create a smoother rider experience by making
Speaker:transfers easier between systems.
Speaker:The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is using decommissioned to
Speaker:help build an artificial coral reef.
Speaker:As part of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Reef Project, MARTA's
Speaker:railcars were submerged in the Atlantic Ocean off Savannah last December.
Speaker:Today, divers are reporting a good amount of soft coral growing on the
Speaker:surface, and they've identified nine species of gamefish thriving in the area.
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Speaker:I'm Julie Gates.