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Every year U.S. public transportation use saves 37 million metric tons of carbon emissions and 4.2 billion gallons of gasoline.
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Winners included Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, which was recognized in the "Systems with more than 4 million and fewer than 20 million bus passenger trips" category.
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To assure a smooth transition, the Board of Directors has appointed APTA VP – Member Services Richard A. White as acting president/CEO of APTA.
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Chairman/CEO Thomas Prendergast summarized the key reasons behind MTA's decision in a seven-page letter.
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Additionally, the Alternative Fuel Tax Credit is also renewed for two years (2015-2016) by the Senate.
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Despite dreams of growing up to be an astronaut, an archeologist, a dancer, and at one time, an Olympic gold medalist for swimming the backstroke, Virginia Miller decided she wanted to be a social studies teacher, with a stretch goal to be a Congresswoman.
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Statistics for early 2011 show that 18.6% of U.S. transit buses used compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and blends. Almost 9% (8.8%) of public transit buses were hybrids and nearly 8% (7.9%) of public transit buses used biodiesel.
Read More →Because of the agency’s budgetary problems, an APTA review recommended it cut or raise rates on a program that provides free transportation for college students, whose colleges pay an annual fee to participate.
Read More →Of 169 U.S. transit agencies that participated in a 2012 APTA survey, only five cities will have higher base fares for buses than the Utah Transit Authority's $2.50 fare.
Read More →Report finds 10.5 billion trips, the second highest ridership since 1957, equals 154 million more trips than the previous year.
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