Transit at the Table

In order for transit to play a meaningful role in creating sustainable transportation systems, transit agencies have to become more meaningful and pro-active partners in the Federal transportation planning and programming process. In order to get transit at the table (i.e., included in plans, funded, and built), transit agencies must first make their way to the table and actively participate in transportation decision-making. Recognizing that this may not be a traditional role for many transit agencies, the FTA sponsored a series of publications, supported by peer events and roundtables, called "Transit at the Table" that identifies ways for transit agencies to effectively participate in metropolitan and statewide transportation planning.

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  Eight states have case studies for Transit at the Table III. Click on a highlighted state to read that case study.
  Transit at the Table I - Explores how transit agencies in larger metropolitan areas (more than 200,000 in population) could be more effective partners with MPOs in the metropolitan transportation planning and programming process.
• Transit at the Table II - Explores how transit agencies in smaller metropolitan areas (populations between 50,000 and 200,000) could be more effective partners with MPOs in the metropolitan transportation planning and programming process.
• Transit at the Table III - Explores how transit agencies in non-urbanized and rural areas can be more effective partners with state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other entities in the statewide transportation planning and programming process. View the text-only version of Transit at the Table III. You can also view the report by section:
  Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Appendix A - Appendix B - Appendix C
  Discussion Guides
• Recent publications on transit planning:
  • Private Operators at the Table
  • Transit at the Table III
  • Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities
  • Congestion Management Process: A Guidebook
• To find existing publications and resources related to Transit at the Table or to add new ones, visit the TPCB Resource Index.

• Upcoming conferences and webinars related to Transit at the Table:
  • Rail Conference
  • Council of University Transportation Centers Summer Meeting
  • 2013 APTA Annual Meeting
  To browse all events on the TPCB website or to add new ones, please visit the events calendar or the TPCB Resource Index.

• Recent peer events related to Transit at the Table:
  • Louisiana Planning & Development Districts Peer Exchange on Resiliency and Evacuation Planning
  • Effective Practices in Title VI Transit Equity Analysis for Major Transit Service and Fare Changes
  • Forming a Transit and Rail Division in a State Department of Transportation
Read other peer event reports.

• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
• American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
• Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO)
• Center for Transit Oriented Development (CTOD)
• Community Transportation ssociation of America (CTAA)
• FTA Metropolitan and Statewide Planning
• National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
• National Association of Regional Councils (NARC)
• National Rural Transit Assistance Program
• Reconnecting America
• RPO America
• RuralTransportation.org - Developed under partnership between the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), this is a web-based resource tool for rural transportation stakeholders, including local elected officials and regional development professionals.
• Transportation Research Board's (TRB) Public Transportation Planning and Development (AP025)
• TRB Statewide Multimodal Transportation Planning