Welcome to the Standing Committee on Public Transport
The committee shall develop all major standards and recommend policies for:
- Public transportation programs
- Urban and rural mass transit
- Commuter rail
- Intercity bus
- Ridesharing
- Paratransit
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and specialized transit facilities for the elderly and handicapped; and shall investigate available data, and disseminate information to Member Departments; collect information on new and improved equipment and practices that will enhance operational aspects; and operate a forum to exchange information.
Latest News from the
AASHTO Journal
Electric Buses
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood toured Thursday the floor of the Proterra Inc. manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina, where more than 120 workers were recently hired to assemble a new generation of battery-powered, fast-charging transit buses. View the full story in the January 28 AASHTO Journal.
Information on Census Data and Apportionments Below
It will be approximately April 2012 before the U.S. Census announces the new list of 2010 Census Urbanized Areas (UZAs), including populations of any new UZA’s and for existing UZA’s (or newly combined UZAs if there are any.) The earliest FTA would be able to use the new UZA information would be for the FY 2013 apportionments.
Fact Sheet on Apportionments is available on FTA's public website. Link is below: https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20110511074624/http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants_financing_38.html
Census has begun releasing various sets of data, including State populations for apportionment of Congressional districts last December (December 2010), and more recently some local demographic and population data. However,UZA information will not be available until Spring 2012 at the earliest, consistent with their original schedule.
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Posts FAQs on Recovery Reporting
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20110511074624/http://transportation.house.gov/singlepages/singlepages.aspx?NewsID=852
FTA Posts Economic Recovery Website
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20110511074624/http://www.fta.dot.gov/index_9118.html
An article written by AASHTO staff member Bob Cullen on the link between streetcars and baseball in America titled "Mutual Benefits and Close Connections: Baseball and America's Streetcars in the 19th Century" from the January – February, 2010 TRB Journal can be found here.