American Public Transportation Association
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit group of approximately 1,500 public and private sector member organizations that promotes and advocates for the interests of the public transportation industry in the United States.
| Founded | 1882 (as the American Street Railway Association) |
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| Focus | Public Transportation in North America |
| Headquarters | 1300 I St NW, Suite 1200 East Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Paul P. Skoutelas (President & CEO) |
| Subsidiaries | American Public Transportation Foundation |
| 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 |
APTA represents all modes of public transportation, including bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, and intercity and high-speed passenger rail. More than 90 percent of the people using public transportation in the United States ride on APTA member systems.
APTA's membership consists of more than 320 public transit agencies, including New York MTA, the nation's largest transit system, as well as transportation-related businesses and organizations. Members are engaged in every aspect of the industry – from planning, designing, financing, constructing and operating transit systems to the research, development, manufacturing and maintenance of vehicles, equipment and transit-related products and services. Additionally, academic institutions, transportation network companies, transit associations and state departments of transportation are APTA members.