The good folks at the Transportation for America blog posted a two-page letter from President-elect Obama about the role of transit in rebuilding America (Obama was responding to a pro-transit petition circulated by T4A in the run-up to the final presidential debate — about 3,300 people signed it…maybe you?).

PolicyLink has been working with T4A for a while now to show how smart, targeted transit investments could play a vital role in spreading opportunity to communities throughout America.

You can visit the T4A blog to read the whole letter, but here’s a quick taste:

You’ve hit on one of the central challenges facing America now - how to convert this moment of crisis into a moment of opportunity. And I think you’ve identified an important part of the answer as well. Our economy is slowing down, we need to stimulate it. Jobs are disappearing; we need to create new ones. At the same time, our infrastructure is crumbling and we need to rebuild it.

Now is the time to invest in our future and strengthen our core infrastructure. You said we must build to compete in the global economy and fix what’s broken, and I agree. I’ll put two million more Americans to work rebuilding our crumbling roads, bridges and transit systems - because it is time to build an American infrastructure for the 21st century. Early in this campaign, I had already proposed creating a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank, funded with $60 billion over 10 years, to expand and enhance, not replace, existing federal transportation investments. Now, with unemployment rising, these investments are even more important.

Visit Transportation for America for the full letter and more info on how to help rebuild America.