This creates induced spending from the circulation of those same dollars within our community to support other jobs and related spending. In Michigan, public transportation creates and sustains nearly 6,000 direct jobs for workers employed by transit providers, and thousands more through those who work to supply our state’s transit industry. Investing in local transit also creates direct and indirect economic benefits. People are riding the bus to either to spend money or to make money – and that’s great for our economy. Numerous studies confirm that up to 50 percent of all daily trips on transit are for travel to and from work.
It provides people with access to jobs and training so they can contribute to our economy. Perhaps the most obvious benefit of public transportation is economic development.
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