He understands that our highways, airways, waterways, and railroads serve as America's lifeline, keeping our people on the move and our commerce flowing. APTA - Please provide us your views on the role of the federal government in funding transportation infrastructure investments, particularly with respect to public transportation. As President, Al Gore will invest in clean, comfortable, and convenient transportation technologies that will encourage economic development, enhance the mobility of the American people, reduce traffic congestion, build more livable communities, and reduce our dependence on unreliable foreign sources of oil. The Keep America Moving Initiative is an investment in our economic prosperity, a clean environment, and a high quality of life for America's families. The transportation choices available to the American people will be expanded through investments in light rail, high- speed rail, maglev and cleaner, safer buses.
Buses can be an important component of a community s transportation system.
Although buses reduce traffic congestion, they can also contribute to air quality problems. That s why Al Gore supports new federal investments to convert municipal and school bus fleets to clean-burning fuels. These funds would also be used to make our buses safer for passengers by equipping buses with emergency radios, antilock brakes, and other common-sense safety measures. The growing interest in rail transportation systems for light rail, subways and other mass transit systems far exceeds the available resources. Al Gore supports additional federal grants for the construction of new rail systems or the building of extensions to existing systems.