NAPTA Coalition
The National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates is a national organization representing grassroots transit groups that support increasing investment in public transportation.
NAPTA is the grassroots voice for coalitions and individuals alike. To stay up-to-date on important issues facing public transportation, become a NAPTA member today.
Public Transportation in Action
Six Stops to Success
Putting your Transportation Message in Service
The Center for Transportation Excellence and the National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates presents a free, six-part webinar series that will provide advocates and transportation organizations with the necessary tools to take a transportation ballot measure from an idea to a success at the ballot box.
Election Trends: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future |
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Take a look at key trends from recent elections. Learn how communities can use ballot measures to improve their transportation systems. 1-2pm (EST) * Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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January 15, 2010 |
Getting Started on a Ballot Measure Campaign |
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Hear from experts on the best strategies for building a winning campaign plan that will keep you moving forward. 1:00 – 2:00pm (EST) * Friday, January 15, 2010 |
February 19, 2010 |
Building a Winning Coalition |
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Veterans of coalitions and ballot campaigns will detail how to build a broad coalition representing diverse interests. Success starts with strong grassroots. 1:00 – 2:00pm (EST) * Friday, February 19, 2010 |
March 19, 2010 |
Making Your Message Matter |
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Connect with media and communication experts to gather insights and perspectives that can transform your public relations and media efforts. 1:00 – 2:00pm (EDT) * Friday, March 19, 2010 |
April 23, 2010 |
Social Media: Friending, Tweeting & Blogging Your Way to Success |
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The use of new technology in a campaign is rapidly moving from a novelty to a necessity. Learn how best to incorporate these tools. 1:00 – 2:00pm (EDT) * Friday, April 23, 2010 |
Silencing the Naysayers |
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Learn some of the more persistent criticisms and then arm your campaign with tactics and facts to beat back at the critics. 1:00 – 2:00pm (EDT) * Friday, May 14, 2010 |
Citizens demand better busing
By KSN-NBC Affiliate
Wichita advocacy group forms in response to greater need for public transportation.
Metro’s first rapid bus line starts rolling this month
By Michael Cass
Bus rapid transit, one of Mayor Karl Dean's campaign promises, will start in a scaled-down way along Gallatin Road this month, the Metro Transit Authority's chief executive said Friday.
Students benefit from taking alternative transportation
By Kristin Young, Daily Titan
Students using alternate forms of transportation to commute to school and benefit from reduced stress, time and cost of driving to campus.
Commuters increasingly seek public transportation
By Kytja Weir, Washington Examiner
A smaller share of Washington-area residents are car pooling to work even as local roads have grown more congested, according to a household survey of travel habits. Instead, a growing proportion of commuters are relying on transit to get to work, the survey showed, as public transportation options have grown in the past 15 years.
How To Make Sure The Stimulus Works: We Should Invest In Projects That Make Us More Productive
By Senator Judd Gregg, Republican from New Hampshire, for The Wall Street Journal
- Recovery is about bringing the nation out of this recession in a manner that makes us more competitive in the international market. We need things like roads, bridges, mass transit capital expansion, integrated IT in public industries like health care, and military recapitalization. The test should be simple: Is it necessary and will it make us more competitive as a nation? Read Full Article