Farmworker Vanpool Program Highlighted in Environmental Defense Fund Report
June, 3 2009
The Kings County Agricultural Industries Transportation Services (AITS) farmworker vanpool project was recently highlighted as one of 11 projects nationally that are leading the way in terms of innovative solutions for public transit. Through 11 case studies, the report illustrates how cutting edge transit has been implemented quickly and cost-effectively in a variety of settings from urban to rural. Expanding cost-effective transit options is key to our nation’s economic and environmental health. On the environmental side, transportation sources are responsible for about a third of U.S. global warming pollution—most of which comes from cars and trucks. Economically, investments that expand transit provide more and longer-lasting jobs than investments to expand highways, while boosting economic develop ment, enhancing real estate values and helping relieve consumer reliance on foreign oil.
Below find the full version of the report, along with a newly released video profiling the AITS vanpool program.
