About the Oil Spill
Americans who ride transit are part of the solution. Riding transit saved America 4.2 BILLION gallons of oil last year. That's the equivalent to 400 Exxon Valdez spills and is about THIRTY TIMES the total amount spilled in the Gulf through June.
If you want to be part of the solution, try riding public transportation if even for only one or two days a week. Your decision to ride transit benefits the environment, helps your health and quality of life, and saves you a ton of money. Check out FPTA fact sheets on transit benefits.
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Annual Conference
Oct 16-18 in Miami
Save the date! Once a year Florida's 26 transit agencies come together to plan, network, and brainstorm.
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FORWARD THIS TO FRIENDS AND INVITE THEM TO JOIN.
The Florida Transit Advocate is an outreach service of the Florida Public
Transportation Association and its purpose is to cultivate and grow a
community of Floridians who agree that public transportation is
important to Florida's future.
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OUR SPONSORS
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Thanks to the good folks at TECTRANS for donating the HDTV.
Thanks to the following companies for donating iPods as promotional prizes:
iPods furnished by
ABC COMPANIES
BRASCO SHELTERS
CLEAR LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS
MV TRANSPORTATION
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"Tell Your Story" Contest Great Success
The
"Tell Your Story" contest recently ended and we invite you t o check out some of the wonderful, wacky, and romantic entries which we have posted on the FloridaTransit.org web site. We received several hundred videos, images, and moving stories from all over
Florida, and even a few stories from out of state tourists.
We want to thank everyone that participated, as well as the transit agencies that have helped promote this endeavor. Congratulations to our four winners who are profiled below.
Wes Watson, Executive Director,
Florida
Public Transportation Association
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Deanna Droira won top prize in our "Tell Your Story"
contest. Pictured at the Broward County Transit "Dump the Pump" day are (l-r) Denis Eirikis of Florida Public
Transportation Association, Mike De Cossio of MDT, Bonnie Arnold of Tri-Rail,
Deanna Droira, Chris Walton of BCT.
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APTA
2010 Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement
Award
The American Public
Transportation Association named HART this year's winner of
the prestigious award, making HART the best of the
best in the mid-sized category (systems carrying between 4 and 20 million
annual passenger trips.) The APTA award is the
highest honor a transit agency can receive because it recognizes
excellence in public transportation across the country. The award touts HART's achievements
in ridership growth, financial management, environmental sustainability,
workforce development, and community relations.
APTA
honors one public transportation system in North America in three size
categories every year. Systems are judged on their performance over a
3-year period.
Congratulations to the 727 talented and dedicated men
and women who make HART a dynamic leader in transit nationwide. |
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Check out this cool video and others on our YouTube Channel. Rob quickly goes over the many benefits of public transportation in this short, but well made video. 
