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Alabama roadblock: Our public transit gap


Inadequate public transportation keeps thousands of Alabamians from meeting basic needs.More than 50 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) provides no public transit funding. A 1952 amendment to Alabama’s constitution makes it illegal to use state gas tax and license fee revenuse — a logical source of transit funds — for any purpose other than building and maintaining roads and bridges.