The APTA?s new report, ?Supporting Late-Shift Workers: Their Transportation Needs and the Economy,? released yesterday, calls for more support for this overlooked part of the workforce.

A new study details how night-shift workers suffer from poor transit options?and ways to make the overnight commute better The American work day is 24 hours, but most public transit is oriented for the 9-to-5ers. A transit gap late at night and early in the morning is a growing burden for an expanding, and overlooked, part of the country?s workforce.
A new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), ?Supporting Late-Shift Workers: Their Transportation Needs and the Economy,? released yesterday, calls for transit agencies, employers, and local governments to band together and make a renewed effort to help this often-overlooked constituency of transit riders. These commuters typically get left behind when it comes to transit options for their commutes, adding to the problems caused by an underfunded transit systems and a disconnect between job locations and affordable housing, which make commutes longer, regardless of the time of day. Affordable transportation can give workers a leg up in employment, the opportunity to take a new job, and the security to save more money. As public transit ridership in the U.S. goes through a ridership crisis, it?s only more vital that riders at night don?t get ignored.
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