On July 14 the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) held a virtual rally with Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (Miami-Dade Transit), Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro), Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Sound Transit, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA), New Jersey Transit (NJT), Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD), San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Capital Metro to call on Congress to urgently deliver up to $36 billion in federal aid to public transportation systems nationwide as the U.S. Senate returns to Washington to debate the next coronavirus relief package.  A joint letter from a diverse coalition of 27 transportation agencies, including those in the rally, was sent to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. The MTA is facing an unprecedented financial catastrophe amid precipitous declines to fare revenue and local, state and regional taxes that support operations. The agency has been losing $700-800 million in revenue per month versus budget. With federal funding from the CARES Act set to run out in days, the agency has requested an additional $3.9 billion in emergency aid to get through the rest of this year, with additional needs in 2021.

-via Press Release