Telling Our Story Initiative and District Days Alice Wiggins-Tolbert, Vice-Chair of Marketing and Communications and Chair of Telling Our Story Task Force

Overview – Extra, Extra, Tell All About It…  APTA Chair M.P. Carter has made “Telling Our Story” her signature initiative.  Our story is one of great importance for lawmakers and the general public. Whether it’s a stronger economy, better environmental sustainability, or greater energy independence, public transportation takes us there.

‘Telling Our Story’ Continued…  These efforts will be guided by the new Telling Our Story Task Force.

Featured Event: District Days - Telling Your Story to Congress January 6-8, 2010  With all the attention on the creation of jobs, APTA and the Telling Our Story Task Force are organizing the first Tell Your Story to Congress Days while members of the U.S. House of Representatives are home on recess.

District Days - Telling Your Story to Congress January 6-8, 2010  APTA members meet with their U. S. House of Representatives members while they are on recess January just before they return to Washington.

Meeting with your Congressional Rep Paul Dean, APTA Government Relations Director

Legislative Update…  While we know that many of you meet regularly with your federal representatives, we are developing these collective days to build momentum and use it as an opportunity to disseminate our public transit message on the national level.  Our focus is on how investment in public transportation creates jobs and stimulates the economy.

Legislative Tips to Tell Your Story…  Basic Step-by-Step Plan  Ideas for Site Visits  Checklist for Setting up a Site Visit  Sample Site Visit Agendas For full details of each tool go to:

Not Just Looking Busy But… Getting Busy Mantill Williams, APTA Advocacy Director

Tools – Suggested Activities  Activities for Transit Members  Activities for Business Members For full list of activities go to:

Tools – Fact Sheets  Facts-at-a-glance  Economy Moving  Environment  Energy Independence  Quality of Life For full list of tools go to:

Tools – Localized Print Ads  Creating Jobs  Energy Independence

Tools – Print Ads  Creating Jobs

Tools – Print Ads  Creating Jobs

Tools – Print Ads  Energy Independence

Tools – Print Ads  Energy Independence

Tactics  We have developed tactics that continue to focus on the legislative priorities of authorization and the climate change legislation. To view the complete list go to:

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