Hitting back on Sec. Duffy’s call for Americans to “get in the car,” Greyhound launched a guide to using buses to access America 250 celebrations.
Greyhound Bus launched a new resource to help Americans travel to events celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday without a car, reports Kea Wilson in Streetsblog USA. The campaign comes as a response to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s July 2025 call to Americans to “get in the car and see your country.”
Greyhound, now owned by Flix, points out that millions of Americans don’t drive, can’t afford to own cars, or are otherwise prevented from getting behind the wheel. “No real celebration of our nation would be complete if those people can't participate, Greyhound and Flix say.”
After its near-collapse, Greyhound has reorganized, showing steady ridership growth across its 1,800 destinations. “With more support to bring buses directly to desired destinations, or at least address the infamous "last mile" problem, [Sara Tohamy, Flix's senior manager of public affairs] hopes the humble bus will be broadly considered one of the jewels in America's transportation crown.”
Greyhound hopes any bill that replaces the expiring Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will include an expansion of the Rural Intercity Bus Program and enforce the “reasonable access” requirement that allows bus companies to use federally funded transportation hubs.
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