A deeper dive on the transit cuts in the latest federal transportation extension bill – and how advocates are fighting back.

The American Public Transportation Associations estimates the stopgap bill will result in an over 80% cut to federal passenger rail investment and 20% cut to public transit investment.

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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...

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...

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...