APTA Legislative Resource Guide

Front Cover

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

APTA Legislative Resource Guide Table of Contents (PDF)

TEA 21 Reauthorization Recommendations

*APTA Reauthorization Proposal

• TEA 21 Reauthorization Recommendations: An Investment in America (PDF)
• APTA Revenue Principles
• An Investment in America: TEA 21 Reauthorization Proposal (APTA proposal in condensed form)

*Transit Needs Studies

• TOC of Transit Needs Studies
• Cambridge Systematics Investment Analysis
• AASHTO "Bottom Line Report"
• DOT Conditions and Performance Report
• APTA's Comment on DOT's Conditions & Performance Report

*Benefits of Public Transportation

• The Basics
• The Benefits
• Funding
• Freedom
• Access
• Opportunity
• Choice

*The Importance of Public Transportation

• Economic Stimulus
• Congestion Relief
• Mobility for the Aging Population
• Assuring a Healthy America
• Conserving Energy and Preserving the Air We Breathe
• Needs of Small Urban and Rural Areas

*Recent Reports

• The Benefits of Public Transportation: An Overview
• Public Transportation Means Business
• The Benefits of TEA 21 Funding Guarantees
• Conserving Energy and Preserving the Environment: The Role of Public Transportation
• Metropolitan Transportation Planning Process: Key Issues

*Support Materials

• November 26, 2002 letter to President Bush from Bill Millar
• November 22, 2002 letter to President Bush signed by members of The Senate
• September 19, 2002 Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
• March 13, 2002 Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

*Federal Transit Program Data

• APTA Primer for TEA 21 Transit Funding Provisions

 

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