Urgent Action Needed Urge Your Members of Congress to Fully Fund Public Transit and Passenger Rail In July, both the House ...

Washington, D.C. (August 5, 2025) – The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) strongly supports H.R. ___, the Safe Transit Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA). The ...

Washington, D.C. (August 3, 2025) – American Public Transportation Association (APTA) President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas ...

Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2025) – American Public Transportation Association (APTA) President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas ...

“Thirty-five years ago, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) recognizing that economic opportunity requires accessible public transportation. As we mark this anniversary, APTA ...

FY 2026 THUD Bill significantly cuts public transit and passenger rail funding Today (July 14), the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations ...

APTA's Public Transportation Wage Rate Database is a report containing the top hourly wage rates for public transportation bus and rail operators and mechanics for transit agencies in the U.S. and ...

Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025) – The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) today released two reports with new data showing U.S. ridership has rebounded to 85 percent of pre-pandemic ...

Congress Passes Transportation (THUD) Appropriations Bill Provides $20.9 billion for Public Transit and $16.2 billion for Passenger Rail Today, before the funding deadline at midnight, the Senate ...

On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a directive to all modal agencies, including the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Railroad Administration, to conduct a ...