President Biden’s sweeping stimulus package includes the largest single infusion of federal aid that public transportation has ever received, allowing agencies to scrap plans for draconian cuts.
Source: New York Times
Biden Stimulus Package Helps Mass Transit Avoid Doomsday Cuts
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