APTA Members: Submit Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations

APTA filed comments to USDOT’s Request for Information on the Surface Transportation Authorization (DOT RFI) Aug. 20. APTA’s letter includes an enclosure that reflects draft APTA Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations and funding tables, as approved by the association’s Legislative Committee through June 29. The letter and APTA’s Surface Transportation Authorization Recommendations outline a strategic framework to strengthen American competitiveness, create family-wage jobs, and foster innovation in public transportation.

APTA strongly urges its members to submit comments to the DOT RFI Docket (Docket No. DOT-OST–2025-0468) that echo APTA’s recommendation to enact a long-term Surface Transportation Authorization Act that builds upon current investment levels for public transit and passenger rail to drive economic growth, increase opportunities, and foster innovation. Specifically, APTA urges the Administration and Congress to provide $138 billion for public transit and $130 billion for passenger railover five years.

APTA also encourages its members to submit to the docket any APTA policy recommendations that are important to them. 

Comments are due by Sept. 8.