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Report outlines how public transit agencies can advance equity

2021-07-15
(Press-News.org) Austin, Texas (July 15, 2021)

Access to high-quality public transportation can make communities more equitable by increasing access to critical opportunities such as employment, health care and healthy food, particularly for low-income individuals and people of color. A END


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