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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has unveiled Accelerate, a long-term modernization vision aimed at delivering safer, more reliable, and accessible service for the agency...

APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas, APTA Chair Leanne Redden, Vice President of Strategic and International Programs Petra Mollet, and Vice President of Policy, Mobility, Technical Services, and...

Public transportation leaders from across the U.S. were on Capitol Hill for APTA’s Congressional Fly-In Sept. 16. APTA matched participants with their Members of Congress and scheduled in-person meeti...

A major construction project will impact some public transit riders in Oklahoma City next month.EMBARK will begin renovations on its downtown Transit Center, be

On Sept. 11, 2001, APTA’s Polly Hanson was deputy chief of the patrol division for the Metro Transit Police Department at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). As the attacks unf...

Joel B. Young, Board Member, AC Transit, Oakland, CA, has been nominated to serve as APTA chair for 2026–2027. Randy Clarke, General Manager and CEO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WM...

PHOENIX — The Phoenix light rail system has grown by 5.5 miles, and gone from a single route to a two-line system, after the opening of the South Central Extension and Downtown Hub on Saturday, June 7. The opening of Valley Metro’s seven-station extension southward along Central Avenue from downtown to Baseline Road is projected [...]Read More...

Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas; and local officials joined Christopher Durand, chief executive officer, Rhode Island Public Transit Auth...

APTA 2026 TRANSform & EXPO participants looking to advance your careers: plan on attending the APTA EXPO Job Fair Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., followed by a special speed networking event 4:00-5:00 p...

From Nevada to Illinois to Pennsylvania, public transit agencies are updating bus networks to reflect shifting travel patterns. The changes are designed for faster trips, more frequent service, and im...

A federal agency has rated the North Division Bus Rapid Transit project as "medium high," which means it is eligible to formally apply for an $82 million grant.

Major modernization work renewed 116-year-old Northeast Corridor infrastructure, strengthening reliability for millions of annual Amtrak, LIRR, and NJ TRANSIT passengers

Planned October groundbreaking for West Broad Street Bus Rapid Transit line, the first of three LinkUS corridors, to be delayed 'a couple more months.'

Leadership Call for Nominations - 8/3/2026 The future of transportation and APTA is made by the leaders who step forward! Nominations are open for the APTA Executive Committee and Board of Directors