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Policy & Planning
- 2010-2014 APTA Strategic Plan
APTA’s vision is to be the leading force in advancing public transportation. The 2010-2014 Strategic Plan will guide APTA’s activities and assess its performance over the next five years. The plan reflects the needs and priorities as expressed by APTA’s diverse membership and builds on the Association’s past success in partnering with transportation and non-transportation advocacy groups to the benefit of public transportation.
- The Benefits of TEA 21 Funding Guarantees
- Building Better Communities…Coordinating Land Use and Transit Planning Sourcebook - 1990
Topics include benefits of transit, matching transit service to mobility needs, strategies, and agreements and policies. The appendices include a discussion on the definition of transit, park and ride guidelines, and an inventory of land development opportunities.
Members Free, Nonmembers $15, available on the APTA Bookstore.
- Commuter Rail New Start Handbook - 2001
The New Start Handbook presents information on all aspects of starting a commuter rail system. The handbook is designed to benefit those government and other entities considering starting a commuter rail system.
Members: $25, Nonmembers: $50, available on the APTA Bookstore.
- Counting Transit So Transit Counts - May 2004
This report shows how U.S. census data and other sources of information systematically under-report public transportation usage, and suggests ways that data collection methodologies can be improved to more accurately reflect actual levels of transit use.
- Evaluating Public Transportation Health Benefits - June 2010
This report by Todd Litman investigates ways that public transportation affects human health, and ways to incorporate these impacts into transport policy and planning decisions. This research indicates that public transit improvements and more transit oriented development can provide large but often overlooked health benefits.
- Funding the Public Transportation Needs of an Aging Population -- March 2010
Analysis Tool in Excel for the Funding the Public Transportation Needs of an Aging Population report.
- Good Urban Transit: A Conservative Model (by Weyrich and Lind) -- February 2009
- Handbook for State Transit Associations - 1997
Comprehensive guide includes association formation and maintenance, tax-exempt status, antitrust, lobbying, and a complete directory of associations. Sample association publications are included.
- How Transit Benefits People Who Do Not Ride It: A Conservative Inquiry (by Weyrich and Lind) - October 2003
The report by Paul M. Weyrich and William S. Lind describes the benefits of transit service for people who do not ordinarily ride it. Nonusers encounter less congestion, save money, and see the values of their homes go up because of transit service. Transit’s positive impact for conservation and the importance of transit for the occasional users are also investigated.
- How Transportation and Community Partnerships Are Shaping America - 2002
This captivating and original power point presentation can be used in public presentations, at workshops, conferences and community meetings. The presentation highlights the connection between the TEA 21 law and the creation of livable communities. The show comes with an accompanying script, and is structured to allow individual presenters to tailor the presentation to their particular needs.
Also contained in the Power Point Presentation are the reports:
* How Transportation and Community Partnerships Are Shaping America—Part I: Transit Stops and Stations
* How Transportation and Community Partnerships Are Shaping America—Part II: Streets and Roads
- Public Transit Services: Considerations in Contracting - 1987
A broad-based discussion and primer on the issues and approaches being taken in contracting for transit services. The report was developed directly by officials from both the public and private sectors in an effort to better inform those interested in the provision of contract services and private involvement.
- Regional Organizational Models for Public Transportation - January 2011
- Role of Transit Agencies in the Regional Transportation Planning Process - February 2009
- State and National Public Transportation Needs Analysis - 2008
APTA's funding recommendations are based in part on a national transit needs assessment which provides detail on capital funding needs over the next 20 years.
- Surface Transportation: The Case for Growth - 2011
This paper by the Free Congress Foundation Center for Transportation reviews the history and background of the development of our surface transportation system, and the salient issues surrounding investment in the system, and offers some brief policy conclusions.
- TransitVision 2050 - Final Report of APTA’s TransitVision 2050 Task Force - October 2008
- Transportation Spending and Economic Growth: The Effects of Transit and Highway Expenditures - 1991
An analytical report by Dr. David Alan Aschauer, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, explains why one way to generate higher productivity growth is through increased funding for transportation, in general, and for public transit in particular.
- Trends Affecting Public Transit's Effectiveness -- A Review and Proposed Actions - November 2004
This report examines a range of socioeconomic and demographic trends, as well as changes in land use and mobility patterns in order to identify some questions, opportunities, and potential actions for consideration in the formulation of future strategic directions for transit in the community. The objectives of the study are to distill the medium-to-longer trends and the challenges they create for transit system effectiveness and for the industry as a whole.
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