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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently announced its kicking off a new advocacy campaign aimed at building congressional support for increased federal investment in public transportation. SAFETEA-LU, the current surface transportation bill, is set to expire on Sept. 30.

Entitled "Public Transportation Takes Us There," the campaign will include advertising, public relations and grassroots outreach efforts. The main goal: ensure Congress recognizes the significant role public transportation plays in finding solutions to any of today's challenges, such as creating jobs, improving the environment, becoming energy independent and improving quality of life.

To go along with the campaign, APTA launched a new Web site, www.publictransportation.org, which features newspaper articles about transit, as well as transit facts and figures, videos, reports and links to transit agencies throughout the country.