American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Vision Statement

APTA is the leading force in advancing public transportation.

Mission Statement

To strengthen and improve public transportation, APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation and information sharing. APTA and its members and staff work to ensure that public transportation is available and accessible for all Americans in communities across the country.

APTA's Policy on Diversity

APTA recognizes the importance of diversity for conference topics and speakers and is committed to increasing the awareness of its membership on diversity issues. APTA welcomes ideas and suggestions on how to strengthen its efforts to meet these important diversity objectives.

APTA Profile

As a member of the American Public transportation Association (APTA), you are part of an international organization that has been representing the transit industry for over 100 years, since 1882.

APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services, and by improving those services to meet national energy, environmental, and financial concerns. Over ninety percent of passengers using transit in the U.S. and Canada are carried by APTA members.

APTA members are public organizations that are engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne passenger services, and high-speed rail. Members also include large and small companies who plan, design, construct, finance, supply, and operate bus and rail services worldwide. Government agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, state departments of transportation, academic institutions, and trade publications are also part of our membership.

APTA has six different categories of membership, and offers a "Basic option" to certain of those. See the "Membership" link for full description.

APTA members are encouraged to participate in, contribute to, and benefit from a myriad of programs, activities, and services.

• 13/06 APTA announces 2018 rail safety & security excellence awards
• 31/05 Commuter rail industry continues to make progress on train control
• 21/05 Failure to restore/modernize U.S public transit results in $340B loss
• 14/05 2018 APTA International Bus Roadeo results
• 10/11 Nearly 90% of transit ballot initiatives pass in 2017
• 11/10 12,000 Public Transit Leaders Converge on Atlanta
• 05/10 New study provides framework for determining ROI in high-speed and intercity passenger rail corridors
• 04/09 Public transportation organizations recognized for sustainability accomplishments
• 16/05 APTA Expo / Transports Publics, the European Mobility Exhibition
• 02/05 Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to public transit puts 800,000 jobs at risk and reduces economic output by $90 billion
• 17/03 Trump Administration’s ‘Skinny Budget’ cuts infrastructure investment
• 14/03 Trump Administration and Bi-Partisan Congress could create ten million jobs through public transit investment in a $1 trillion infrastructure initiative
• 07/03 Nearly 90% of public transit trips impact economy through work commute and consumer spending
• 26/01 APTA Statement on U.S. Senate Democrats’ Infrastructure Proposal
• 17/11 Commuter Rail Industry has made significant progress on Positive Train Control
• 12/08 73 Percent of Americans Support Using Tax Dollars to Improve and Expand Public Transit Infrastructure
• 26/07 Public Transportation Organizations Recognized For Sustainability Accomplishments
• 09/06 Nearly 2.6 Billion Trips Taken on U.S. Public Transit in 2016 First Quarter
• 30/05 Nearly 60 Percent of Americans will Use Public Transportation While Visiting Top U.S. City Destinations This Summer
• 20/05 Public Transit CEOs Highlight Urgent Need to Invest in the Nation’s Aging Public Transportation Systems during National Infrastructure Week
• 17/05 May Transit Savings Report
• 26/04 Public Transportation Industry Is a Green Industry
• 03/11 Nearly 5.3 Billion Trips Taken on Public Transportation in The First Six Months of 2015
• 23/10 APTA Commends House Committee for Moving Transportation Bill
• 02/06 Commuter Rail Systems Are 100% Committed to Implementing Positive Train Control
• 28/05 May Transit Savings Report: As the Summer Heat and Gas Prices Rise, Taking Public Transit Makes Financial Sense