Florida Public Transportation Association Launches 'IM4Transit.org' Campaign

Florida Public Transportation Association Launches 'IM4Transit.org' Campaign

TALLAHASSEE, FL — The public transportation community is gathering in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday to help launch IM4Transit.org, a campaign of the Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) to build a community of at least 100,000 pro-transit Floridians.

The kickoff luncheon features a panel discussion by all four South Florida transit CEO's plus remarks from transit experts from Los Angeles to Washington DC. WTSinternational.org is hosting the luncheon where FPTA is providing the programming.

Speakers include:

Anthony Beckford: Chair FPTA, CEO Sarasota Transit
Harpal Kapoor: Miami-Dade Transit CEO
Tim Garling: Broward County Transit CEO
Chuck Cohen: PalmTran CEO
Joe Giulietti: Tri-Rail CEO
John Lewis: CEO Lynx
Art Guzzetti: APTA Vice President - Policy. Washington DC
Thomas Hart: U.S. High Speed Rail Association VP and General Counsel - Washington DC
Michael Stepp: Transportation 4 America - Washington DC
Brad Ashwell: Florida Public Interest Research Group, Legislative Advocate – Tallahassee
Carla Coleman: Urban Land Institute, Executive Director - ULI SE Florida/Caribbean
Marti Daltry: Sierra Club's Florida Green Transportation Campaign
Brian Sullivan: Tectrans, Chief Marketing Officer – Los Angeles
 

Wes Watson, Executive Director of the FPTA, said, "This is a friend-raising campaign. The great majority of Floridians already agree that transit makes good sense. We invite these folks to visit www.IM4Transit.com and get involved in the effort to advance public transit in Florida."


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