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Conferences

Date	Feature
October 31	Online Registration -- Legal Affairs Seminar
October 30	Online Registration -- Legislative Conference
October 29	Preliminary Program -- ITS International Best Practices Workshop: Transit Applications
October 22	Online Registration -- Marketing & Communications Workshop
October 22	Housing Forms -- Marketing & Communications Workshop
October 22	Housing Forms -- Transit CEOs Seminar
October 17	Preliminary Program -- 2008 Performance Measurement Workshop
September 29	Schedule At-A-Glance -- 2008 Performance Measurement Workshop
September 11	Online Registration -- ITS International Best Practices Workshop: Transit Applications
September 11	Hotel Forms -- ITS International Best Practices Workshop: Transit Applications
September 10	Final Program -- Bus Technical, Maintenance & Procurement Workshop
September 10	Program At-A-Glance -- Bus Technical, Maintenance & Procurement Workshop
September 8	Call For Presentations -- TransITech Conference

Date	Feature
October 29	Public Transportation’s Role In Economic Recovery (House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure)
October 2	President Signs Continuing Resolution To Fund Federal Government Through March 6, 2009 -- Amtrak, Rail Safety Legislation Cleared For The President -- Senate Passes Emergency Economic Stabilization Act -- Second Economic Stimulus Package Doubtful
October 2	The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 2095)
October 1	Letter to Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman Regarding Transit Fuel Supplies
September 26	House Debates Economic Stimulus Legislation with $4.6 billion for Public Transportation; Senate Stimulus Bill Stalls -- Contact your Members of Congress Immediately to Urge Support for Transit Investment!
September 19	Senate Members on Public Transportation Funding in Energy and Economic Stimulus Legislation
September 19	Congress Scheduled To Consider Legislation To Provide New Capital And Operating Assistance For Public Transportation -- Call Your Legislators To Urge Inclusion Of Public Transportation Provisions In Energy And Economic Stimulus Packages
September 18	On Public Transportation’s Contribution to the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (House Committee on Ways and Means)
September 15	On Strengthening The Ability Of Public Transportation To Help Americans Escape High Fuel Costs (Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs)

November 4	New APTA Members July 1, 2008-- November 30, 2008
October 29	A Vision for 2050 -- Final Report of APTA’s TransitVision 2050 Task Force
October 23	Making Our Communities Go -- The Business Case for Public Transportation Investment
October 20	APTA Recommendations on Federal Public Transportation Authorizing Law -- Post SAFETEA-LU – Transportation for the Future
October 6	High Gas Prices Put Public Transportation on Nation’s Agenda -- Industry Leaders Convening in San Diego for International Public Transit Expo
October 6	Public Transit Users Save $9,499 Per Household Annually, Up Over $250 From Last Year
September 30	EXPO 2008 Features Full Card of Newsworthy Story Lines
September 22	How Transit Agencies are Addressing the Impact of Fuel Price and Ridership Increases
September 9	Eighty Five Percent of Public Transit Systems Experience Capacity Problems as Ridership Surges -- 65% of Public Transit Systems Report Insufficient Revenue to Operate Additional Service