Last month, a group of New York City high school students traveled with transit advocates to Washington, D.C. With funding for student MetroCards at risk, they wanted to tell lawmakers about the vital importance of maintaining transit service and keeping it affordable. Watch this Streetfilm to see how they made the case for legislation to increase federal funding for transit.
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Streetfilms: Students Take Action to Save Their MetroCards
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