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New Publications
- 2010 APTA Calendar
The 2010 calendar features 12 images of APTA member transit agencies and business members that highlight the numerous benefits that public transportation has on communities and individuals as well as the positive economic, social, and environmental advantages that investment in public transportation offers.
Members: $4, Non-members: $6, available in the APTA Bookstore.
- Public Transportation: Moving America Forward - 2010
This overview highlights the many benefits of public transportation for individuals and communities. The economic, environmental and social benefits of public transit are detailed. It includes the latest statistics and examples to illustrate the benefits.
Members: up to 25 free/$0.50 each for 26+, Nonmembers: $1.00, Hard copy available in the APTA bookstore.
- The Case for Business Investment in Public Transportation - 2009
This report focuses on key issues critical to private investors as they consider investments or future expansion into the public transportation industry. Investment questions typically focus on transit financing, sources, process, and dependability, funding targets for investments, and funding needs.
- It Pays to Ride Public Transportation: Transit Commuter Benefits - 2008
This informational pamphlet describes the provisions, background, and legal authority for the transit pass commuter benefit. Updated in 2008 to reflect the benefits increase to $115.00 per month.
- Manual for the Development of System Safety Program Plans for Commuter Railroads - 2008
As more people than ever rely on commuter railroads to get them safely and efficiently to their daily destinations, transportation providers are called upon to perform at the highest level of industry safety despite increasing budgetary pressures. The development of the manual is a direct outgrowth of the work of the commuter rail industry and further refinements made by the APTA Commuter Rail Safety Subcommittee, the Federal Railroad Administration, and APTA staff.
- Primer on Transit Funding - 2009
SAFETEA-LU is the current authorizing law which establishes authority to appropriate General Revenues and to spend trust fund monies through limitations on obligations, for highways and transit, on an annual basis from Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 through FY 2009. It includes a detailed explanation of SAFETEA-LU and historical federal transit funding levels.
- A Profile of Public Transportation Passenger Demographics and Travel Characteristics Reported in On-Board Surveys - 2008
Data from 150 on-board surveys conducted by public transportation agencies between the years of 2000 and 2005. This is the largest-ever on-board survey study about the public transportation industry. These surveys summarized the results of questionnaires completed by more than 496,000 public transit riders.
- Public Transportation and Petroleum Savings in the U.S. Reducing Dependence on Oil - 2008
This Independent analysis looks for the first time at what public transportation saves—both for individual households and for the nation as a whole. In addition, it explores a possible future where many more Americans would have the choice to take public transportation. APTA commissioned the report from ICF International.
- Public Transportation Reduces Greenhouse Gases And Conserves Energy
This brochure outlines the environmental and energy saving benefits that using public transportation offers individuals and communities. Serving both as an advocacy and educational piece, the brochure contains climate change and energy conservation related charts and graphs as well as facts outlining how transit use and increased investment in transit is beneficial to future climate change and energy legislation.
Members: up to 20 free copies/$.50 each for 21+,Nonmembers: $1.00 each, Hard copy available in the Bookstore.
- Public Transportation’s Contribution To U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reduction - 2007
This report will answers how much net C02 is public transportation saving in the U.S.,how much additional C02 savings are possible if loads are increased, what is the significance of non-public transportation commuter use and what can households do to save more, and finally are there favorable land use impacts that public transportation contributes to the environment and social benefits?
- The World Is Moving. Can America Keep Up? - 2007
America’s transportation infrastructure historically gave our nation a global competitive advantage that paved the way to prosperity. Interconnected systems of transit, airports, highway, railroads, and ports ensure the rapid movement of goods and people. As other nations step up their transportation investments and our economy increasingly depends on “just-in-time” delivery, the U.S. transportation infrastructure needs to keep pace.
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