(PT)² News Releases

2006:

• Transit Ridership Showed Increases in All Modes in 2005 Third Quarter -- Even With Decline in Gas Prices in November, Strong Ridership Trend Continues As More Than 25 Agencies Show Double Digit Increases
  January 18, 2006

2005:

• Mobility Voted a Top Priority at White House Conference on Aging -- Mobility Resolution Ranks Third Among 73 Issues; Garners More Votes Than Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Resolutions
  December 19, 2005
• Most Seniors Worry About Being Stranded Without Transportation -- New Survey Shows Transportation Options Are Needed for Aging Americans; Results To Be Showcased at Next Week's White House Conference on Aging
  December 9, 2005
• Harris Interactive -- The Attitudes Of Older Americans Toward Mobility and Transportation
  December 9, 2005
• Statement by APTA President William W. Millar on Successful Pro-Transit Ballot Initiatives
  November 9, 2005
• APTA Urges National Leaders To Work Now Toward New Ways Of Funding America's Transit Systems And Highways
  November 4, 2005
• King County Metro Transit in Seattle Earns Top Honor at 2005 Bus 'Roadeo'
  September 27, 2005
• High Gas Prices, Emerging Technologies Spur Transit Ridership Increases
  September 26, 2005
• Transit Community Spurs Development of Clean, Energy Efficient Public Transportation Technologies on Display at EXPO 2005
  September 16, 2005
• Latest Transit Security Enhancements on Display at EXPO 2005
  September 14, 2005
• Public Transportation Enjoys Proliferation of New Technologies
  September 8, 2005
• Bill Millar Addresses All Members Of APTA On Hurricane Katrina
  September 2, 2005
• Signing By President Bush Of New Transportation Bill Will Make A Difference For All Americans
  August 10, 2005
• APTA Congratulates The Hudson Institute For Ground Breaking Book 2010 And Beyond: A Vision of America's Transportation Future
  August 3, 2005
• American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Applauds The Completion Of The Transportation Bill -- Statement from William W. Millar, President of APTA
  July 29, 2005
• Transit Systems Around The Country Remain Vigilant -- Orange Alerts Cost At Least $900,000 A Day
  July 22, 2005
• APTA Deeply Disappointed In Senate Transit Security Vote; Praises Senators Shelby, Sarbanes And Reed For Their Leadership
  July 15, 2005
• American Public Transportation Association Response To Comments Made By Department Of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
  July 14, 2005
• APTA Urges DHS Secretary Chertoff To Make More Fundng Available For Transit Security
  July 13, 2005
• American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Calls On The Senate To Fund Transit Security With Needed Billions Of Dollars
  July 11, 2005
• Transit Systems Respond To London Terrorist Attacks With Stepped-Up Security Measures; APTA Urges Increased Transit Security Funding
  July 7, 2005
• Senate Cuts Funding for Public Transportation Security
  June 20, 2005
• State and Local Leaders Urge Congress to Pass Transportation Reauthorization: Get It Done Now!
  June 16, 2005
• Transportation Leaders Urge Congress To Pass Tea 21 Reauthorization
  June 15, 2005
• Top Rail Transit Operator and Maintenance Teams Named at 2005 APTA Rail Rodeo Competition
  June 6, 2005
• More Than 800 Transit Leaders Meet In Pittsburgh For 2005 APTA Rail Transit Conference And Rail Rodeo
  May 24, 2005
• Transit Industry Launches Initiative To Help Older Americans Stay Mobile
  May 16, 2005
• Statement on U.S. Senate Activity on H.R. 3 by American Public Transportation Association President William W. Millar
  May 11, 2005
• Statement on Texas Transportation Institute's (TTI) Annual Congestion Report by American Public Transportation Association President William W. Millar
  May 9, 2005
• APTA To Host The International Transportation Expo 2005 -- Improved Business Practices to be Showcased in Dallas September 23-28, 2005
  May 5, 2005
• APTA /ANCOR To Host Washington, DC Screening Of Hallmark Hall Of Fame Movie -- "Riding the Bus with my Sister" to Premiere on April 28
  April 26, 2005
• Public Transportation Leader Calls For New Mobility Solutions For Older Americans -- Scholars, Industry Leaders Meet to Evaluate Mobility Solutions for an Aging America
  April 14, 2005
• American Public Transportation Association Reaction To DHS FY 2005 Transit Security Grant Allocations
  April 13, 2005
• Public Transportation Ridership Up By 2.11% In 2004
  March 29, 2005
• North American Commuter Rail Leaders Will Meet in Los Angeles -- APTA Convenes Commuter Rail Conference - April 2-5
  March 24, 2005
• Transportation And Global Competitiveness Are Linked -- Congress Needs to Reauthorize TEA 21 to Keep Our Economy Moving
  March 6, 2005
• More Than 700 Public Transportation Leaders Convene In Washington To Push For Tea 21 Reauthorization -- Without passage, transit projects will be held up and public demand won't be met
  February 25, 2005
• 'We Make Communities Go' Campaign To Highlight Transit's Benefits To National And Local Economies
  February 17, 2005
• APTA Applauds AARP CEO For Highlighting the Importance of Public Transportation To Older Americans
  February 9, 2005
• American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Statement On President Bush's Proposed FY 2006 DHS Budget
  February 7, 2005
• Statement By The American Public Transportation Association On President Bush's Proposed FY 2006 Budget
  February 7, 2005
• Public Transportation's State of the Union -- Need Passage of TEA 21 Reauthorization To Meet the Public's Growing Demand
  February 2, 2005

2004:

• Statement by APTA President William W. Millar on Overwhelming Voter Support for Transit Ballot Initiatives
  November 3, 2004
• Public Transportation Industry Releases Rail Transit Standards -- Standards Improve Quality and Performance of Transit Services
  October 11, 2004
• AC Transit Earns Top Honor at 2004 Bus "Roadeo" -- Best Transit Bus Operator, Maintenance Crew and Grand Champion Named
  October 11, 2004
• Public Transportation Leaders Meet In Atlanta At Apta Annual Conference -- APTA Holds Annual Competition to Crown Best Bus Operator and Maintenance Team
  October 1, 2004
• APTA Supports National Transit Security Legislation Introduced Today By House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
  September 15, 2004
• North American Transit Leaders To Meet At APTA Annual Conference
  September 14, 2004
• More Public Transportation Is Needed to Alleviate Growing Traffic Congestion 1.1 Billion Hours Saved by Public Transportation in Travel Time for 85 Urban Areas
  September 7, 2004
• APTA Urges Continued Funding Of Public Transportation Information Sharing Analysis Center And Implementation Of 9/11 Commission Report Recommendations
  August 4, 2004
• Statement By Apta President William W. Millar On The Fortieth Anniversary Of The Urban Mass Transportation Act
  July 9, 2004
• APTA Urges House Transportation Subcommittee To Authorize $6 Billion In Security Funding For U.S. Public Transportation
  June 22, 2004
• Top Rail Transit Operator and Maintenance Teams Named at APTA Rail Rodeo Competition
  June 8, 2004
• North American Rail Transit Leaders Meet in Miami -- APTA Convenes Rail Transit Conference--June 7-9
  June 1, 2004
• Statement by William W. Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association -- Department of Homeland Security Directives Require Funding
  May 20, 2004
• APTA President William W. Millar Applauds "Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act -- U.S. Senate Bill Authorizes $5.2 Billion over Three Years for Transit Security Needs
  May 6, 2004
• APTA Testimony Highlights Critical Needs In Security Funding For U.S. -- Public Transportation Industry Survey Identifies $6 Billion in Security Needs
  May 5, 2004
• Statement by APTA President William W. Millar on the Third Short-Term Extension of the Six-Year Transportation Reauthorization Bill -- Congress Extends TEA 21 Legislation Through June 30
  April 30, 2004
• North American Bus Transit Leaders Convene in Denver -- Bus Rapid Transit Conference Follows Annual Bus & Paratransit Meeting-May 3-6
  April 28, 2004
• Public Transportation Is Vital For A Cleaner Environment
  April 22, 2004
• American Public Transportation Association Calls For $2 Billion For Transit Security In Homeland Security's FY '05 Budget
  April 20, 2004
• Statement of APTA President William W. Millar on the House Passage of Transit & Highway Investment Legislation
  April 2, 2004
• Transit Leader Testifies On Importance Of Security Funding For U.S. Public Transportation
  March 26, 2004
• Americans Support Public Transportation Growth and Investment
  March 8, 2004
• Focusing On Public Transportation Needs -- An article by Bill Millar in The Hill
  February 24, 2004
• APTA Urges Quick Passage Of S. 1072 -- American Jobs Are On The Line February 11, 2004
• Increased Investment Will Create Jobs -- APTA Participates With ATM At Senate TEA 21 Event
  February 10, 2004
• Top Ten Reasons Why Congress Must Pass Long-Term, Well-Funded Surface Transportation Legislation
  February 9, 2004
• Statement By The American Public Transportation Association On The President's Proposed FY 2005 Budget
  February 4, 2004

2003:

• APTA Urges Congress To Make a New Year's Resolution -- Reauthorize TEA 21 Now
  December 31, 2003
• More Public Transportation Is Necessary To Relieve Traffic Congestion, Cites New Study
  September 30, 2003
• Public Transportation Systems Are The "Unsung Heroes" Of September 11, 2001
  September 11, 2003
• Public Transit At Risk of "Failing"
  September 4, 2003
• Smart Commute Initiative Encourages Homeownership Near Public Transportation
  July 22, 2003
• Growing Transit Investment Needs Not Addressed By "SAFETEA" Proposal (on APTA site)
  May 14, 2003
• House Committee Highway & Transit Investment Plan Offers Prescription to Help Cure Ailing American Economy, New Analysis Finds
  May 13, 2003
• 9 Out Of 10 Say Congestion Has Not Improved Or Gotten Worse, According To A Poll By AAA And The American Public Transportation Association
  April 2, 2003
• Most Americans Link Increasing Investment in Public Transportation to Solving Congestion and a Better Quality of Life
  March 12, 2003
• Wirthlin Worldwide Public Opinion Poll -- Nationwide Support for Public Transportation (on APTA site)
  March 12, 2003