TR News: Meeting the Transportation Needs of Rural Communities

It was advocacy by people—often riders of rural transit who brought issues of equity before Congress in the early 1970s—that resulted in dedicated federal funding.

Today, researchers, policymakers, and politicians explore rural and urban equity issues, and the need for transit funding of all types remains paramount.

This is the subject of a feature in TR News magazine, Number 325, January-February 2020.