Florida Public Transportation Association

About Us

florida map The Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) is one of the most active state transit associations in the nation. FPTA is a nonprofit association whose members include every major public transit agency in Florida as well as interested citizens and businesses. FPTA's membership (mark… link to member directory) is composed of 27 fixed route systems, a commuter railroad, a heavy-rail commuter system, and two people mover systems. Many members also conduct para-transit operations to meet ADA and state requirements.

Florida Transit Quick Facts*

Annual Ridership = 262 million
Number of FPTA Transit Agencies = 28
Number of Buses = 3,050
Number of Train Cars = 221
Florida Jobs = 25,000
Operating Budgets = $1.03 Billion

* These numbers do not include the $1.25 Billion High Speed rail Grant announced by the White House 1/28/10.

Mission
The Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) is chartered to fulfill the following objectives:

To provide a forum for public transit service providers and affiliated organizations to exchange experiences, studies and to engage in meaningful discussion of mutual problems, concerns and issues.
To foster the improvement of public transportation in the state by promoting the beneficial use of research and factual study.
To act as a collective voice in promoting the recognition, use, expansion and enhancement of public transportation in the state.
To elicit cooperation efforts among member agencies, their employees, agents and customers, along with the general public to pursue and achieve common interests.
To represent the interests of member agencies, individually or collectively, in forums appropriate for the prosecution, enforcement or defense of issues of interest to those members.
To receive and apply funds for the achievement and furtherance of organizational purposes and objectives, including levying, assessing, charging and collecting dues from the membership of the Association.
To acquire, hold and own land, facilities, equipment and furnishings and do all things necessary and incident to carrying out the organizational purposes and objectives.


	About Us The Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) is one of the most active state transit associations in the nation. FPTA is a nonprofit association whose members include every major public transit agency in Florida as well as interested citizens and businesses. FPTA's membership (mark… link to member directory) is composed of 27 fixed route systems, a commuter railroad, a heavy-rail commuter system, and two people mover systems. Many members also conduct para-transit operations to meet ADA and state requirements. Florida Transit Quick Facts* Annual Ridership = 262 million Number of FPTA Transit Agencies = 28 Number of Buses = 3,050 Number of Train Cars = 221 Florida Jobs = 25,000 Operating Budgets = $1.03 Billion * These numbers do not include the $1.25 Billion High Speed rail Grant announced by the White House 1/28/10. Mission The Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) is chartered to fulfill the following objectives: To provide a forum for public transit service providers and affiliated organizations to exchange experiences, studies and to engage in meaningful discussion of mutual problems, concerns and issues. To foster the improvement of public transportation in the state by promoting the beneficial use of research and factual study. To act as a collective voice in promoting the recognition, use, expansion and enhancement of public transportation in the state. To elicit cooperation efforts among member agencies, their employees, agents and customers, along with the general public to pursue and achieve common interests. To represent the interests of member agencies, individually or collectively, in forums appropriate for the prosecution, enforcement or defense of issues of interest to those members. To receive and apply funds for the achievement and furtherance of organizational purposes and objectives, including levying, assessing, charging and collecting dues from the membership of the Association. To acquire, hold and own land, facilities, equipment and furnishings and do all things necessary and incident to carrying out the organizational purposes and objectives.