Comments on: How Bus Transit Can Help the Auto Industry http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/10/26/how-bus-transit-can-help-the-auto-industry/ Your daily source for national transportation policy news and analysis. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shannon Tracey http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/10/26/how-bus-transit-can-help-the-auto-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-87521 Shannon Tracey Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:55:36 +0000 http://dc.streetsblog.org/?p=41671#comment-87521 Kathryn and Sean - I'm curious why other forms of transit were not similarly evaluated for job growth potential? Is it because we source more rail cars from outside the US, or because we expect our transit modeshare to remain heavy on buses? With all the talk about high speed rail, I'd be curious about the job potential from building out our rail systems as well as buses, to be able to put together a more complete picture of what we would get from more federal investment in transit. Thank you for the great report, and thanks Elana for covering it! -Shannon Tracey Kathryn and Sean –

I’m curious why other forms of transit were not similarly evaluated for job growth potential? Is it because we source more rail cars from outside the US, or because we expect our transit modeshare to remain heavy on buses? With all the talk about high speed rail, I’d be curious about the job potential from building out our rail systems as well as buses, to be able to put together a more complete picture of what we would get from more federal investment in transit.

Thank you for the great report, and thanks Elana for covering it!
-Shannon Tracey

]]> By: Kathryn Phillips http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/10/26/how-bus-transit-can-help-the-auto-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-87511 Kathryn Phillips Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:03:42 +0000 http://dc.streetsblog.org/?p=41671#comment-87511 Environmental groups, labor leaders, smart growth advocates, renewable energy companies, and others have said for some time that doing the right thing by the environment will also be good for the economy. The Duke University group's supply chain study on transit buses proves this. More--and more consistent--investment in transit supports good jobs for American workers and helps make sure all Americans can get to their jobs. And it does this while reducing global warming pollution and other health-threatening air pollution. The Duke study is one of a series that looks at the job-creation potential of reducing greenhouse gases. Readers can find the full series at: http://www.cggc.duke.edu/environment/climatesolutions/index.php. --Kathryn Phillips Environmental groups, labor leaders, smart growth advocates, renewable energy companies, and others have said for some time that doing the right thing by the environment will also be good for the economy. The Duke University group’s supply chain study on transit buses proves this. More–and more consistent–investment in transit supports good jobs for American workers and helps make sure all Americans can get to their jobs. And it does this while reducing global warming pollution and other health-threatening air pollution.

The Duke study is one of a series that looks at the job-creation potential of reducing greenhouse gases. Readers can find the full series at: http://www.cggc.duke.edu/environment/climatesolutions/index.php.

–Kathryn Phillips

]]> By: Sean Crowley http://dc.streetsblog.org/2009/10/26/how-bus-transit-can-help-the-auto-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-87471 Sean Crowley Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:41:22 +0000 http://dc.streetsblog.org/?p=41671#comment-87471 Elana: Great story. I think the Obama admininistration and your congressional audience would be interested to know that the report also shows that increasing government investment in conventional and green transit bus systems would create high-quality manufacturing jobs, especially in states with double-digit unemployment rates, such as California (12.2%), Indiana (10%), Michigan (15.3%), and Ohio (10.1%). This increased investment also would cut auto-related global warming pollution significantly, according to the researchers at the Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, who prepared the report on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund. Thanks! Sean Crowley Environmental Defense Fund Elana:

Great story.

I think the Obama admininistration and your congressional audience would be interested to know that the report also shows that increasing government investment in conventional and green transit bus systems would create high-quality manufacturing jobs, especially in states with double-digit unemployment rates, such as California (12.2%), Indiana (10%), Michigan (15.3%), and Ohio (10.1%).

This increased investment also would cut auto-related global warming pollution significantly, according to the researchers at the Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, who prepared the report on behalf of Environmental Defense Fund.

Thanks!

Sean Crowley
Environmental Defense Fund

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