As Transit Awareness Month Delaware Governor Thomas R. Carper and Lieutenant Governor Ruth Ann Minner have proclaimed September as Transit Awareness Month. The Delaware Department of Transportation and DART First State are seeking to educate the public about the many alternatives to single occupanct vehicle trips. Transit Awareness Month will focus on the monetary, time, stress, and environmental savings resulting from riding transit.
Transit helps conserve energy.
Riding transit also helps to reduce traffic congestion. Riding transit also helps in reducing air pollution. DART First State will be using radio and print ads, and a new Transit Benefits flyer to educate the public and to highlight Transit Awareness Month. Public outreach events will also be held throughout the state . These events will coincide with the nationally recognized and celebrated Try Transit Week, held this year September 13-17, 1999.