Inaugural

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May 09, 2009

What's New

Conferences

Date	Feature
May 1	Final Program -- Bus Rapid Transit Conference
April 28	Online Registration -- Procurement Workshop
April 28	Preliminary Program -- ITS International Best Practices Workshop: Wireless Communications
April 28	New Conference -- ITS International Best Practices Workshop: Wireless Communications
April 24	Final Program -- Bus & Paratransit Conference & International Bus Roadeo
April 22	Pre-Registration List -- Rail Conference
April 20	Schedule For Commitee & Contestants -- International Rail Rodeo
April 17	Program At-A-Glance -- Risk Management Conference
April 17	Exhibitor List -- Rail Conference
April 16	Handbook -- International Bus Roadeo
April 16	Pre-Registration List -- International Bus Roadeo
April 13	Pre-Registration List -- Light Rail Conference
April 13	Showcase Floor Plan -- Rail Conference
April 9	Program At-A-Glance -- Procurement Workshop
April 7	Pre-Registration List -- Bus & Parantransit Conference
April 7	Pre-Registration List -- Bus Rapid Transit Conference
April 3	Rail Customer Service Challenge
March 31	Spending Your Economic Stimulus Funds -- Download the Podcast and Presentation Slides

Government Affairs

Date	Feature
April 29	Administration Releases More Detailed FY 2010 Budget Submission -- Proposes Baseline Funding for Transit Pending Action on Authorization Bill
April 29	Public Transportation’s Role In Economic Recovery (House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure)
April 24	APTA letter to Chairman Spratt on Budget Resolution and Surface Transportation
April 24	Federal Transit Investment For Fiscal Year 2010 (Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies of the House Committee on Appropriations)
April 23	Climate Change Legislation Moving In The House – House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Offers Timeline For Consideration Of Surface Transportation Authorization Bill - American Recovery And Reinvestment Energy Grants Now Available
April 22	Discussion Principles for Climate Legislation in the 111th Congress
April 22	Letter on climate legislation to Chairman Waxman, House Energy and Commerce Committee
April 16	On Transit Security Funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 (House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security)
April 13	THUD Appropriations FY 2010 Funding Request
April 7	Letter to Representative Nadler on Workforce Development
April 1	Letter to Chairman Spratt on FY10 House Budget Resolution
March 25	Good Urban Transit: A Conservative Model (by Weyrich and Lind)
March 25	Letter to Chairman Price on FY10 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill
March 23	Spending Your Economic Stimulus Funds -- Join us for a Webinar on March 27th
March 12	Surface Transportation Authorization -- Sustainable Transportation Solutions: Investing in Transit to Meet 21st Century Challenges (Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
March 5	Letter to President Obama on FY10 Budget
March 5	Letter to Senator Conrad on FY10 Budget
March 5	Letter to Chairman Spratt on FY10 Budget

Other News

May 6	Los Angeles Metro Wins Top Honor at 2009 International Bus Roadeo -- Best Transit Bus Operator, Maintenance Crew, Grand Champion, and Customer Service Challenge Winners Named
May 6	More Than $8,600 Saved Annually by Individuals Who Seek to “Ride Out” the Rough Economy by Riding Public Transportation
May 4	APTA Announces 2009 Bus Safety Awards -- Recognizes Top Safety Records and Commitment to Improving Bus Safety in North America
April 30	Public Transportation Is Safe -- Public Transit Systems Have Precautionary Procedures In Place
April 29	2009 APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference, International Bus Roadeo, And Bus Rapid Transit Conference To Be Held In Seattle, WA May 2 - 6
April 29	Two Out of Three Jobs Created by Public Transit Investment Replace Jobs Hardest Hit by Economic Downturn -- New Study Shows $1 Billion Investment in Public Transportation Yields 30,000 Jobs
April 24	Price Tag to Reduce Congestion, ‘Go Green’ and Improve Safety Outlined in Bottom Line Report
April 23	Public Transit Investment In Climate Change Legislation Will Reduce Emissions -- Statement from APTA President William W. Millar
April 23	Chairman James Oberstar Gets Bottom Line From Transportation Officials -- Price Tag to Relieve Congestion, “Go Green” and Improve Highway Safety
April 21	Save the Planet: Use Public Transportation -- Reduce your annual carbon dioxide emissions by 4,800 pounds by taking public transportation
April 16	APTA Applauds President Obama For His Vision On High-Speed Rail
April 8	Statement on Nomination of Peter Rogoff as FTA Administrator by William W. Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
March 31	Experts Converge in Los Angeles to Discuss Light Rail Growth
March 27	TCRP Releases New Publications On Public Transportation
March 9	10.7 Billion Trips Taken On U.S. Public Transportation In 2008 -- Highest Level in 52 Years; Ridership Increased as Gas Prices Decline and Jobs Were Lost
March 6	Public Transit Riders Save $8,500 Annually -- Economic Stimulus Law Also Provides Up To $230 in Transit Benefit per Month
March 5	Industry Leaders Converge In Washington -- APTA Legislative Conference Looks To The Future Of Public Transit
March 4	Winner of 2009 Call Center Challenge Announced -- National Competition Held at Annual Marketing & Communications Workshop

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