The Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment: Stories from Around the Country
** Please note the room change ** Please RSVP to expedite check-in A live webcast will be streamed at 12:30 PM EDT, Thursday, May 15 here (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), the National League of Cities (NLC), and the U.S. Travel Association invite you to a briefing, as part of Infrastructure Week 2014, on public transportation’s impacts on local economies and why further investment in new and existing public transit systems has a fundamental impact on the nation’s economic vitality. The briefing will explore real-world examples backed up by a research report from APTA that investigates the connection between public transit and local economic development, productivity, and job creation.
