The Office of Passenger Transportation (OPT) administers local transit, intercity bus, and for-hire passenger regulation, to provide a safe and balanced statewide network of passenger transportation services to meet the social, safety, and economic well-being of the state.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit association of more than 1,500 public and private sector members, representing all modes of public transportation, including bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, and intercity and high-speed passenger rail.
The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and its members believe that mobility is a basic human right. From work and education to life-sustaining health care and human services programs to shopping and visiting with family and friends, mobility directly impacts quality of life.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit systems, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, trolleys and ferries. FTA also oversees safety measures and helps develop next-generation technology research.
National RTAP develops and distributes training materials, provides technical assistance, creates web-based applications, produces reports, publishes best practices, conducts research, and offers peer assistance for rural and tribal transit providers and state RTAP programs.
The National Transit Institute’s mission is to provide training, education, and clearinghouse services in support of public transportation and quality of life in the United States.
COMTO empowers all lived experience and contracting opportunities in the multi-modal, multi-billion-dollar transportation industry. Our mission is to connect untapped talent to opportunities through leadership training, professional development, scholarship and internship funding, political advocacy, partnership building and networking opportunities.
The Michigan Association of Transportation Systems (MASSTrans) is a non-profit coalition of public transportation systems focused on advocacy, effective and efficient transportation services, public funding, cooperation, and training.