Standing just outside the Doraville MARTA station, U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg says an investment in public transportation and making streets more pedestrian-friendly would especially help low-income Georgians and people of color.
“The community immediately surrounding us is one of the most diverse in the United States, yet many of the people who live here don’t have access to a car and in the last few years, dozens of pedestrians have been injured or killed in traffic crashes,” said Buttigieg.
That’s why he says the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill being debated in the Senate this week includes $11 billion dollars for safety improvements. Buttigieg was in Metro Atlanta Friday, emphasizing the need for the infrastructure spending. He also paid a visit to Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners.
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