Public transportation is vital to our nation's economy.  It connects people to jobs, supports business development, saves households money, and generates employment with every dollar invested.  The following publications provide key insight into the role of public transportation in supporting our economy.

• New Appropriations Bill Saves Transit Jobs - December 2011
• The Case for Business Investment in Public Transportation - December 2011
• Public Transportation Means Business 
• Healthy Returns: The Economic Impact of Public Investment in Surface Transportation -- March 2005
• The World Economy Is Moving -- Can America Keep Up? Efficient Transportation Creates The Competitive Edge -- March 2007
• Optimal Supply and Demand for Urban Transit in the United States -- February 2008
• Job Impacts of Spending on Public Transportation: an Update -- April 2009
• Public Transportation Gets Our Economy Moving -- 2009
• Economic Impact of Public Transportation Investment -- October 2009
  Download the accompanying presentation here.
• Report of the 2008 French-American Workshop on Public Transportation and Innovative Financing