Lebanon Rides On Us!

Researchers at Arizona State University find that "relying on a car for more than 50 percent of the time for out-of-home activities is associated with a decrease in life satisfaction. These findings suggest that planners and decision-makers should promote multimodality and land use patterns …that may help to reduce car dependence and its potential negative effect on subjective wellbeing."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/29/extreme-car-dependency-unhappiness-americans?fbclid=IwY2xjawH2MFNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbUPbOz7Qe5NgfAQIrKFzjg9maowwlRmdSbyZf4sbjF8fgvypcL_kn7iEA_aem_1jUlf8zOxHY7UQq0omevVw

How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness

A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much…

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"Public transit did get some time in the spotlight…"

…https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/article/55261500/top-takeaways-from-sean-duffys-nomination-hearing-for-secretary-of-usdot?o_eid=1223F9258456A5F&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|1223F9258456A5F&utm_campaign=CPS250109054&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter

Top takeaways from Sean Duffy’s nomination hearing for secretary of USDOT

While passenger rail, specifically Amtrak, had some time in the spotlight, few senators had questions regarding public transit priorities.

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The report notes transit agencies provided 6.9 billion trips in 2023, an increase of 17.3 percent from 2022.

…https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/press-release/55259857/federal-transit-administration-fta-new-fta-report-shows-us-transit-ridership-on-the-rise?o_eid=1223F9258456A5F&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda|1223F9258456A5F&utm_campaign=CPS250102100&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter

New FTA report shows U.S. transit ridership on the rise

Transit agencies in the U.S. provided 6.9 billion trips in 2023, an increase of 17.3 percent from 2022.

www.masstransitmag.com

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Every year, millions of adults and children are held against their will and trafficked into forced labor and commercial sex. Human traffickers exploit roadways, railways, waterways, and airways in urban, rural, and Tribal communities …across the United States to recruit and transport individuals being subjected to human trafficking.

DOT's Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking (TLAHT) bilingual and multimodal Awareness Campaign aims to educate and empower travelers and employees across all modes of transportation to recognize and report suspected instances of human trafficking.

Learn more here: https://www.transportation.gov/stop-human-trafficking/resources