General Session: Economic Success Stories: How Transit has Transformed Regional Economies

Join this session to discuss transit's concrete economic impact around the country through project development, service implementation, and community development. Investments in transit bring significant economic benefits to cities and regions and for transit riders and non-riders alike. Learn how economic value is being quantified and communicated through measures such as job access, competitiveness, and economic growth.

Thank you and Closing remarks: Leanne Redden, Vice Chair, APTA; Executive Director, RTA, Chicago

Preview of Salt Lake City and the 2026 APTA Mobility Conference & International Bus Roadeo, with Jay Fox, Executive Director, Utah Transit Authority.\

Moderator:

• Collie Greenwood, General Manager and CEO, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Panelists:

• The Honorable Vanessa Fuentes, Vice Chair for Advocacy, National League of Cities; and Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Austin
• Jay Fox, JD, Executive Director, Utah Transit Authority
• Leanne Redden, Vice Chair, APTA; Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority
• Leann Caver, CEO, C-TRAN