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Citizens for Regional Transit Public Meeting
April 13, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EDT
On Zoom. Link to be provided by crtc@citizenstransit.org; The Case for Transit:For Equity, Economic Growth — and the Planet! Speaker: Douglas Funke, President of Citizens for Regional Transit. Panelists (invited): Thomas George, PE, NFTA Director of Public Transit; Hal Morse, PMP, Executive Director of the Greater Buffalo Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC)
As we await President Biden’s infrastructure investment plan, Doug will make the case for investing in public transit as a critical component for achieving equity, stimulating the economy, remaining competitive with other regions, and addressing climate change. Following Doug’s presentation Tom George and Hal Morse will serve as panelists and answer questions from the perspective of the NFTA and the GBNRTC, the region’s lead transportation planning and coordinating agency. This event will describe what is achievable if we make the needed investments in public transportation.