Reflections and Holiday Wishes
As 2021 comes to a close, the team at CFTE wishes you happy holidays! This year has been challenging but fruitful for advocates of public transportation. Despite the pandemic’s [...]
Public Transit at the Ballot Box: 2021 Recap & November Preview
Friends, The year 2021 has been a huge year for public transit, though not necessarily at the ballot box. Transit systems across the country have lobbied for federal assistance, [...]
APTA’s CFTE backs Biden’s plan to invest in transit & infrastructure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2021 Contact: Ian Moor ian@cfte.org Center for Transportation Excellence: “Voters have put their money where their mouth is when investing in infrastructure” CFTE backs Biden [...]
APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence Praises President Biden’s American Jobs Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2021 Contact: Ian Moor ian@cfte.org APTA’s Center for Transportation Excellence Praises President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Plan provides much-needed funding to transform public transit [...]
A Retrospective Analysis: Public Transit on the Ballot in 2020
The story of public transit ballot measures in 2020 is counterintuitive. In more ways than we can count, 2020 was a catastrophe for nearly all sectors of society. Sadly, [...]
FutureView’s 2020 Election Outcome Webinar: Transit Impacts at the Federal, State, and Local Levels
Thursday, November 5, 3:00 – 4:15 pm ET Public transportation advocates and practitioners closely watched the November 3 elections for a number of key reasons. The presidential election and makeup of the United States House of Representatives and Senate and which party will be in the majority is at stake. The final outcome will directly affect the public transportation agenda in the critical years ahead. At the local level, voters have decided several high-profile transit ballot measures and the community investments they will bring. Speakers will report up-to-the-minute information in all areas, key campaign messages, and the specific implications on public transportation
RELEASE: Voters Across The Country Support Public Transportation in Record Numbers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2020 Contact: Ian Moor ian@cfte.org Chad Chitwood CChitwood@apta.com VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN RECORD NUMBERS In Tuesday’s [...]
Previewing the Nov. 2020 election: Public transit ballot measures
Friends -- This year has presented plenty of challenges, for public transit and beyond. But honestly, we've been both surprised and inspired by how communities across the country have [...]
CFTE Virtual Bus Tour: Portland
CFTE Virtual Bus Tour Portland, OR We are excited to launch the official CFTE 2020 virtual bus tour! Our journey will take us across the [...]
Public Transit and COVID-19 Pandemic Resources
The coronavirus is transforming the ways in which we think about and interact with public transit. Transit operators are being asked to make sweeping changes while facing a [...]