American Public Transportation Association Unveils New Advertising Campaign at Capitol Hill Metro Stations to Urge Members of Congress to Increase Public Transportation Funding

With less than 30 days until the expiration of federal transportation funding (the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users [SAFETEA‐LU]), the American Public Transportation Association unveiled a new, month-long advertising campaign targeting lawmakers at two Metro stations on Capitol Hill: Union Station and Capitol South.

The campaign, entitled Public Transportation Takes Us There, is urging Congress to increase investment in public transportation, pointing to the authorization bill and the pending climate change legislation.

APTA’s recommendations are set forth in its authorization proposal which can be found on the APTA Web site: http://www.apta.com/gap/policyresearch/Documents/post_safetea_lu.pdf. The climate change legislations recommendations can be found at www.apta.com.     

The advertisements main theme throughout is as follows: “Whether it’s more jobs, a cleaner environment, energy independence or a better quality of life, public transportation takes us there. We need to keep America moving forward with investment in public transportation.”

 

To secure high-resolution images of the station domination, please contact Mantill Williams at mwilliams@apta.com.