A PEOPLE’S ORIENTATION TO A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY

EQUITABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY/ EMISSIONS-FREE TRANSIT Transit cuts, inadequately protected bus drivers, and a lack of options for people living in rural communities without cars are the result of a decades-long investment in highways rather than in public transit. This deeply inequitable transportation system has left many urban and rural frontline communities without access to reliable, affordable, and equitable transportation. The prioritization of highways has brought air pollution to marginalized communities whose neighborhoods were torn apart by highway projects. Highway transportation fuels the climate crisis as the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Expanding and improving transit systems would create millions of new, living-wage jobs in a Regenerative Economy. For a Just Transition, we must reprioritize our transportation system.

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