This June 26-30, APTA will host its second Youth Summit at Trinity University College in Washington, DC. The event, “Generation Green on Board: A Youth Summit to Advance Public Transportation,” will bring together a diverse group of 50 high school junior and senior students from across the country who have expressed an interest in public transportation.

The summit will explore the environmental benefits of public transportation, how communities as a whole can prosper with increased services, the role of local and federal policies in public transit use, and career opportunities in the industry. Building upon the success of the first event, held in June 2008, the program will include presentations from a range of speakers including APTA President William Millar, as well as a trip to Capitol Hill.

Participating students will also engage in group discussions on such topics as sustainable transportation public policy and the future of public transportation, and will be challenged to develop and execute individual action plans once they return home.

Early sponsors of the summit include AECOM; the APTA Business Member Board of Governors; the National Transit Institute at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Parsons Corporation; and Veolia Transportation.

More information on the Youth Summit is available online.

Participants in APTA's first Youth Summit, in 2008, pose in front of the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Steve Barrett