Some of the nation’s larger transit authorities are making plans to spend billions of dollars over the next two to four decades. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)’s CEO Jeff Parker says that the transit authority will invest $100 billion in transit and tech over the next four decades. He notes that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will also commit $120 billion over the next 40 years. Government leaders in Washington, D.C., say an investment of $500 billion over 20 years by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is not unrealistic.
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Looking for funded transportation projects? Check out transit authorities…you may be surprised!
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019APTA Calls on President Trump and Congressional Leaders to Reopen USDOT
Thursday, January 24th, 2019
On behalf of America’s public transportation industry, which contributes $71 billion to the U.S. economy annually, directly employs more than 420,000 workers, and supports millions of private-sector jobs, we urge you to find common ground and immediately reopen the U.S. Department of Transportation.
View this complete post...The Transformation of the American Commuter
Monday, January 7th, 2019
Ride-hailing and ridesharing companies have expanded mobility options. Autonomous vehicles will bring new opportunities for consumers as public transit agencies and other service providers integrate autonomous technology into their service offerings, potentially reducing operational costs. Technological change and generational change will make people more likely to use multi-transit options and will allow the transit industry to reach new users.
View this complete post...Public Transit Is Key Strategy in Advancing Vision Zero, Eliminating Traffic Fatalities
Tuesday, September 11th, 2018
As the movement toward Vision Zero grows – with more than 30 U.S. communities committing to the goal of zero traffic deaths – public transit is increasingly recognized as a core strategy to support safe mobility for all.
View this complete post...The Economic Cost of Failing to Modernize Public Transportation
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
Failure to invest in public transportation infrastructure modernization, also referred to as State of Good Repair (SGR), over the next six years results in a loss of $340 billion in cumulative business sales from 2017-2023. This translates to a loss of $180 billion in cumulative gross national product (GNP) and a loss of $109 billion in household income.
View this complete post...Public Transportation’s Impact on Rural and Small Towns
Friday, October 20th, 2017
While it is sometimes assumed that public transportation is only essential for large urban areas with significant traffic congestion, this report shows that public transportation can also play an important role in rural areas and small towns. Although public transit serves a minor portion of total rural travel, the trips that are provided are particularly valuable. By examining current trends, this report reveals the increasingly critical connection between public transit and rural communities and small towns. This paper also looks at rural public transit cost efficiency, and describes successful examples of smaller community public transit programs.
View this complete post...Economic Implications from Proposed Public Transportation Capital Funding Cuts
Monday, May 1st, 2017
The Administration’s proposed funding cuts for transit capital projects would jeopardize $38 billion of planned projects. These projects would support 502,000 jobs within the span of constructing these projects — representing project construction jobs, transit equipment manufacturing jobs and wider multiplier effects on jobs associated with parts & materials suppliers and worker re-spending. The time span for completion of these projects vary, but overall, they would be completed over a period of slightly more than ten years, representing an annual average of 49,000 jobs supported each year over that period.
View this complete post...The Hidden Traffic Safety Solution – Public Transportation
Monday, September 12th, 2016
Public transportation is one of the safest ways to travel. It is ten times safer per mile than traveling by car because it has less than a tenth the per-mile traffic casualty (injury or death) rate as automobile travel. Public transit-oriented communities are five times safer because they have about a fifth the per capita traffic casualty rate as automobile-oriented communities. In addition, crash rates tend to decline as public transit travel increases in a community. Contrary to popular perceptions, public transit travel is significantly safer than automobile travel.
View this complete post...It’s National Dump The Pump Day!
Thursday, June 16th, 2016
It’s time to celebrate the 11th Annual National Dump the Pump Day…National Dump the Pump Day encourages people to ride public transportation (instead of driving) and save money.
View this complete post...Shared Mobility and the Transformation of Public Transit
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
This report concludes by presenting recommended actions that public entities—public transit agencies, transportation departments, and other local and regional agencies—can take to promote useful cooperation between public and private mobility providers. It also suggests regulatory enhancements, institutional realignments, and forms of public-private engagement that would allow innovation to flourish while still providing mobility as safely, broadly, and equitably as possible.
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