THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION TALKS MOBILITY JUSTICE, MISSING SIDEWALKS AND ELEVATORS, AND BILLIONS IN FEDERAL GRANTS CURRENTLY UP FOR GRABS
WRIGHT: Accessible travel options can be the difference between making it to employment, health care, and daily needs — or not.
What are your overall thoughts on the USDOT's role in removing
barriers and creating inclusion for people with disabilities?
BUTTIGIEG: One of the most basic things you need in order to thrive is the ability to get to where you need to be.
That is everything from educational opportunity to health care to a job.
There are gaps for everybody in our transportation system, but most people can
more or less assume that there's at least one way to get to where they need to
go.
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