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On the heels of the one-year anniversary of the expiration of the previous multi-year surface transportation bill, APTA officials, along with public transportation riders from around the country, shared stories of how public transportation has benefited their lives at an event in Washington, D.C., blocks away from the Capitol building.
Read More →Previous to this quarter's ridership increase, public transit use had declined in the past five quarters due to high unemployment, the economic recession, and lower state and local revenue. Demand response (paratransit) increased in the second quarter of 2010 by 1.6 percent.
Read More →Bloomington (Ind.) Transit has received APTA's 2010 Outstanding Public Transportation System Award for systems in the category of less than 4 million annual ridership. The system set an all-time ridership record in 2009 carrying 3.06 million passenger trips.
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The Natural Gas Coalition will hold a meeting and reception at the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) 2010 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, this October.
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Following the death of a three-year-old boy at a C-Train platform in June, Calgary Transit sought a peer-reviewed safety audit from the American Public Transit Association (APTA), added signage to platforms in train interiors and plans to post a video with safety information on its Website.
Read More →Peer-review study, which will focus on platform safety, will be conducted by a team of experts from APTA.
Read More →The assumption is that a person making a switch to public transportation would likely purchase an unlimited pass on the local transit agency, typically available on a monthly basis.
Read More →All of the industry's sectors need to work together to make the case for additional public transportation investment and service.
Read More →The public transportation industry is encouraging its riders, the public and its employees to make a $10 donation to the NRDC Gulf Coast Recovery Fund by texting TRANSIT on their mobile phones to 25383.
Read More →The project is envisioned to be a transportation hub that is functional, adaptable and flexible, according to representatives.
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