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The study, “Who Rides Public Transportation,” reveals that 87% of public transit trips directly impact the economy, either connecting people to employers needing workers, and to retail and entertainment venues.
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Best Transit Bus Operator, Maintenance Crew, Grand Champion and Customer Service Challenge winners named.
Read More →More than 200 public transit agencies and organizations will come together to host various activities, events, and special promotions.
Read More →According to APTA’s Fare Database, monthly public transit fare prices have not increased since 2020 while prices for new and used cars have increased since the pandemic, and financing costs have increased due to interest rate hikes.
Read More →The Rail Transit Team Achievement Award is given to the system with the highest rail operator and maintainer team combined score.
Read More →In addition, while APTA officials appreciate the Administration putting forth an outline of an infrastructure proposal, they noted that public transit must be a significant part of any proposed infrastructure initiative.
Read More →In addition, it could provide sustained economic growth by contributing $800 billion to the nation's Gross Domestic Product over a 20-year period.
Read More →Larger agencies particularly have faced challenges due to the lack of state, local and regional funding. Six in 10 (63 percent) larger agencies implemented or approved hiring freezes, more than the number from the previous 2010 survey (54 percent).
Read More →The guide can help decide how public agencies can participate in supporting and enabling high speed rail and intercity passenger rail projects.
Read More →This seminal report, called "Framework for Assessing the ROI for High-Speed and Intercity Rail Projects," goes beyond the confines of the classic "benefit cost analysis" — which focuses on travel time and cost efficiency impacts.
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