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Authors of “Public Transit's Impact on Rural and Small Towns” show that public transit's affordability and the demographic makeup of these areas combine to make public transit desirable for rural and small town populations.
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Funding would allow transit agencies across the country to continue to provide essential services and support the economic recovery of our communities and the nation.
Read More →President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, invests $5.6 billion to support the purchase of cleaner American-made transit buses, train the transit workforce, and upgrade fueling and maintenance infrastructure.
Read More →Nathaniel P. Ford Sr., CEO of Jacksonville Transportation Authority, recently testified to the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of the APTA regarding the impact of federal funding on public transit agencies.
Read More →Since APTA's last quarterly report, the Federal Transit Administration has updated the SOGR for the public transit industry which has increased to $90 billion.
Read More →The Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program would be phased out in President Trump's FY 2018 "skinny budget" proposal.
Read More →The operation was recently named METRO’s Motorcoach Operator of the Year at this year’s United Motorcoach Association EXPO, which was held in February in Oklahoma City.
Read More →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 →Nominations are evaluated on four criteria: effectiveness, benefit level, innovation, and transferability.
Read More →BBB has steadily decreased its preventable accident rate from 2.21 accidents per 100,000 miles in fiscal year 2015 to 1.83 accidents per 100,000 miles in FY 2017.
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