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For Immediate Release:
6/27/2008
Bruce Speight
(608) 251-9501 Wisconsin Receives $21 Million for Public Transportation InvestmentsResponding to record-high gas prices and the rising use of
public transportation, the House of Representatives yesterday evening passed HR
6052, the Saving Energy through Public
Transportation Act, by a vote of 322 to 98 which authorizes 1.7 billion
dollars to transit agencies across This investment is part of a long-term solution that gives Americans affordable and convenient alternatives to driving and allows transit agencies to keep up with drastic increases in ridership brought on by high gas prices. “We applaud this legislation for its rare combination of practicality
and vision, and thank Representatives Baldwin, Kind, According to analysis released this week by WISPIRG, American families are spending close to 100 dollars a week on gasoline. That spending has increased almost 40 percent in the last five months, and household spending on transportation is now the second highest expense for the average family - more than food, clothing, even healthcare. Americans have responded to higher gas costs by taking
public transportation at record rates in areas where it is available, and American
drivers traveled fewer miles last year for the first time in almost thirty
years. Analysis by WISPIRG
shows that public transportation created net oil savings of 3.4 billion gallons
nationwide and 1.3 million gallons in “Rising gas prices are getting people out of their cars in
record numbers,” said Speight, “Investments like this give them a better and
cheaper way to go.” H.R.
6052, the "Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008"
# # # WISPIRG is a statewide non-profit, non-partisan public interest
advocacy organization that stands up to powerful interests. www.wispirg.org. |
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