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January 06, 2009

What's New

Conferences

Date	Feature
January 02	Preliminary Program -- Joint Light Rail Conference
January 02	Schedule At-A-Glance -- Joint Light Rail Conference
December 19	Program At-A-Glance -- Fare Collection
December 19	Program At-A-Glance -- TransITech Conference
December 9	Preliminary Program -- Marketing & Communications Workshop
December 9	Registration Forms -- Joint Light Rail Conference
December 9	Hotel Forms -- Joint Light Rail Conference
December 9	Exhibitor Registration Forms -- Joint Light Rail Conference
December 9	Product Showcase Reservation Forms -- Joint Light Rail Conference
November 6	Preliminary Program -- Transit CEOs Seminar
October 31	Online Registration -- Legal Affairs Seminar
October 30	Online Registration -- Legislative Conference
October 29	Preliminary Program -- ITS International Best Practices Workshop: Transit Applications
October 22	Online Registration -- Marketing & Communications Workshop
October 22	Housing Forms -- Marketing & Communications Workshop
October 22	Housing Forms -- Transit CEOs Seminar
October 17	Preliminary Program -- 2008 Performance Measurement Workshop
September 29	Schedule At-A-Glance -- 2008 Performance Measurement Workshop

Government Affairs

Date	Feature
December 18	Statement by William W. Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association, on The Selection by President-Elect Barack Obama of Rep. Ray LaHood for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation
December 11	Legislative Update -- Economic Stimulus Package Remains Under Consideration -- Congress Acts on Transit SILO/LILO Problem -- Federal Transit Administration Expected to Release Partial Year Apportionments
December 11	Economic Recovery Letter
October 29	Public Transportation’s Role In Economic Recovery (House Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure)
October 28	US Treasury Regarding Guarantee Program for Troubled Assets
October 22	Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters Regarding Guarantee Program for Troubled Assets
October 2	President Signs Continuing Resolution To Fund Federal Government Through March 6, 2009 -- Amtrak, Rail Safety Legislation Cleared For The President -- Senate Passes Emergency Economic Stabilization Act -- Second Economic Stimulus Package Doubtful
October 2	The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 2095)
October 1	Letter to Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman Regarding Transit Fuel Supplies
September 26	House Debates Economic Stimulus Legislation with $4.6 billion for Public Transportation; Senate Stimulus Bill Stalls -- Contact your Members of Congress Immediately to Urge Support for Transit Investment!
September 19	Senate Members on Public Transportation Funding in Energy and Economic Stimulus Legislation
September 19	Congress Scheduled To Consider Legislation To Provide New Capital And Operating Assistance For Public Transportation -- Call Your Legislators To Urge Inclusion Of Public Transportation Provisions In Energy And Economic Stimulus Packages
September 18	On Public Transportation’s Contribution to the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (House Committee on Ways and Means)

Other News

January 2	Passenger Transport
December 15	Passenger Transport Express
December 8	Public Transit Ridership Surges as Gas Prices Decline -- Highest Quarterly Transit Ridership Increase in 25 years
December 7	Statement by William W. Millar, President Of The American Public Transportation Association, On President-Elect Obama’s Call for Increased Transportation Infrastructure Investment
December 4	Public Transit Users Save More Than $8,400 Per Household Even With Dramatic Dip In Gas Prices
November 26	A Policy Agenda For Public Transportation
November 17	Industry Leaders Address Transit Leasing -- Press Avail To Be Held on Tuesday, November 18 at 9:00 a.m.
November 6	Despite Dramatic Dip In Gas Prices, Public Transit Users Save Almost $9,000 Per Household Annually
November 5	Statement by William W. Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association -- Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden
November 5	Over 70% of Public Transportation Ballot Measures Pass -- At least $75 billion approved for public transportation on state and local ballot initiatives
November 4	New APTA Members July 1, 2008-- November 30, 2008
October 29	A Vision for 2050 -- Final Report of APTA’s TransitVision 2050 Task Force
October 23	Making Our Communities Go -- The Business Case for Public Transportation Investment
October 20	APTA Recommendations on Federal Public Transportation Authorizing Law -- Post SAFETEA-LU – Transportation for the Future
October 6	High Gas Prices Put Public Transportation on Nation’s Agenda -- Industry Leaders Convening in San Diego for International Public Transit Expo
October 6	Public Transit Users Save $9,499 Per Household Annually, Up Over $250 From Last Year
September 30	EXPO 2008 Features Full Card of Newsworthy Story Lines
September 22	How Transit Agencies are Addressing the Impact of Fuel Price and Ridership Increases