Document Type
Fact Sheet
Publication Date
12-2024
Disciplines
Demography, Population, and Ecology | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Sociology
Abstract
While all people need transportation to meet their basic needs, rural people with disabilities face barriers due to lack of public transportation and not driving. Federal transit funds to improve public transportation doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but most went to metropolitan and micropolitan counties, with many rural counties receiving no transit funds from 2018-2022. This factsheet explores and illustrates these differences in transit funds received in urban and rural counties.
Keywords
rural, disability, independent living, community participation, transportation, COVID-19
Rights
© 2024 RTC:Rural
Granting Agency
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
Acknowledgement
This publication was developed with funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTCP0007). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Project Number
90DPKT0007
Recommended Citation
Myers, A. & Santore, L. (December 2024). America at a Glance: Rural Transit Funding Through the COVID-19 Pandemic. Missoula, MT: The University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities. Retrieved from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/ruralinst_independent_living_community_participation/101/