A broad and diverse national coalition of the country’s leading public transportation agencies will hold a virtual rally today to call for significant and immediate emergency federal relief and detail the dire consequences -- drastic service cuts, fare increases, layoffs of thousands of workers across the country and capital disinvestment -- if Congress fails to pass a coronavirus relief package.

WHEN:

TODAY, Dec. 9 – 11:00 a.m. (ET) / 10:00 a.m. (CT) / 9:00 a.m. (MT) / 8:00 a.m. (PT)

WHERE:  

Zoom Conference. Link available via RSVP.

Livestream at https://youtu.be/CJihX_aMjHs

WHO:

• Patrick J. Foye, Chairman and CEO, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
• Alex Wiggins, CEO, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority  
• Debra A. Johnson, CEO and General Manager, Denver Regional Transportation District 
• Inez P. Evans, President and CEO, Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) 
• Leslie S. Richards, General Manager, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)   
• Stephen Bitto, Director of Marketing and Communications, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
• Robert M. Powers, General Manager, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) 

RSVP: To participate in the press conference and be able to ask questions, please email Aaron Donovan at adonovan@mtahq.org by 11:00 a.m. EST to receive a Zoom link and password. Please use your real name as your Zoom screen name. Unidentified individuals will not be called upon for questions.