MTA and eight other transit agencies around the U.S. participated in a virtual rally yesterday.
New York MTA
On Monday,
RT&S reported on the dire situation public transit agencies find themselves in due to loss of ridership caused by the pandemic. Yesterday, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) held a virtual rally with eight other large transit agencies across the nation to press the case for a COVID-19 relief package from Congress that includes substantial relief for transit agencies.
Here is part of a press release that MTA released yesterday:
“The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), today held a virtual rally with the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA), Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD), Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo), Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Miami-Dade County Department of Transport