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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, [...]
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 [...]