FTA Thanks the Transit Industry for COVID-19 Response

Fear of Public Transit Got Ahead of the Evidence

The headline of the report read like the title of a 1950s horror film: “The Subways Seeded the Massive Coronavirus Epidemic in New York City.” As America’s densest city became the epicenter of a national pandemic in March, New York’s subway system, which carried 5.5 million people on an average workday in 2019, emerged as the villain from central casting. Landing in mid-April, the report, written by an MIT economics professor, concluded that New York’s subway system was “a major disseminator—if not the principal transmission vehicle” in the city’s COVID-19 outbreak. 

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Graduation Announcement of Lisa Rivera-LaMantia

Apply for the 2020 APTF MV Transportation/LIT Scholarship Award

The scholarship will be awarded to a Latino or Latina dedicated to a career in public transportation. To apply and for application information visit www.aptfd.org. The deadline is June 15, 2020.

Cafe con LIT

Join us for our third installment of Cafe con LIT. 

Meet Sal Llamas LIT's Vice President and AC Transit's Chief Operating Officer online over a cup of coffee. Join us for a casual conversation about LIT's vision and what LIT is all about. 

Everyone is welcome!

For meeting details click here: CAFECITO3