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APTA's Youth Transit Summit: With the push to go green and reduce greenhouse gases, The Rapid is encouraging local high school juniors and seniors to participate in the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) first “Teening” Up for a Greener World Youth Summit, that will be held June 22-25, 2008 in Washington DC. This all expense paid youth summit will focus on the environmental benefits of public transportation, as well as how communities prosper with increased public transit services.
Rapid CEO Appointed to State Transportation Funding Task Force: The newly-created task force will examine current transportation funding and identify alternative strategies.
Streetcar Study Route Finalized: The Public Transportation Tomorrow Taskforce voted to select a specific route for the study.
Proposed August Service Improvements: Review the changes proposed to go into effect in August 2008.