Rally at Unemployment Offices

Thursday, September 2

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On Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010, on the eve of the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Transportation Equity Network (TEN) will be releasing a groundbreaking report with a simple prescription for communities in need: More Transit = More Jobs. Written by Dr. Todd Swanstrom of the Public Policy Research Center, who has worked with TEN on previous reports such as The Road to Jobs and The Road to Good Jobs, More Transit = More Jobs will feature:

Rankings of 24 U.S. metro areas by percentage of transit spending

Numbers of jobs each metro area could create by shifting highway spending to transit

Case-studies of the job-creation potential of planned transit projects in key cities

Highlights of top 5 “transit champion” cities and bottom 5 transit spenders

To mark the report release, TEN member organizations in 10 communities and allies from organized labor will hold simultaneous rallies at local unemployment offices around the country on Thursday, Sep. 2. The rallies will highlight the power of transit spending as an engine of job creation and economic opportunity, as well as the larger impact on families and entire communities through access to opportunity.

CONTACTS: Stephen Boykewich, Media Director, Transportation Equity Network

stephen(at)transportationequity.org, 917-686-2426

Laura Barrett, Executive Director, Transportation Equity Network

laura(at)transportationequity.org, 314-443-5915