American Public Transportation Association

American Public
Transportation Association

Founded	1882 (1882) (as the American Street Railway Association)^[1]
Focus	Public Transportation in North America
Area served	North America
Key people	Michael P. Melaniphy (President & CEO) Flora M. Castillo (Chair)
Subsidiaries	American Public Transportation Foundation
Mission	To strengthen and improve public transportation, APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation and information sharing.
Website	apta.com publictransportation.org
Formerly called	American Street Railway Association (1882 - 1905) American Street and Interurban Railway Association (1905 - 1910) American Electric Railway Association (1910 - 1932) American Transit Association (1932 - 1974) American Public Transit Association (1974 - 2000) due to the merger of American Transit Association and Institute for Rapid Transit in 1974^[2]

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), formerly known as the American Public Transit Association, is a bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, high-speed rail, and intercity and passenger rail programs. It lobbies the U.S. Congress and local government bodies in favor of public transportation improvements and new developments.

APTA holds an annual convention and a triennial exposition called APTA Expo; the location of these events varies from year to year. The APTA Expo is the world's largest trade show for the public transportation industry. APTA also oversees the annual International Bus Roadeo and International Rail Rodeo. APTA publishes a biweekly news magazine, called Passenger Transport.

Effective January 1, 2000, the organization's name was changed from American Public Transit Association to American Public Transportation Association.^[1]^[3] As of August 6, 2012, APTA has more than 1,500 member organizations. On November 1, 2011, Michael Melaniphy took the helm as president and CEO of APTA. Mr. Melaniphy succeeded William Millar, who retired on October 31, 2011, after serving 15 years as APTA president.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "APTA Association History" (PDF). 2013 Public Transportation Fact Book. APTA. p. 45. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
^ http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/FactBook/2013-APTA-Fact-Book.pdf p.46
^ Millar, William W. (APTA president) (March 7, 2000). "About APTA (excerpt from "APTA Testimony on ....")". American Public Transportation Association. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2013.

External links

Official APTA website
Publictransportation.org – other APTA website, designed for the general public

Categories

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Public transportation in the United States
Transport associations
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
1882 establishments in the United States
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American Public Transportation Association