Mantill Williams

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Mantill Williams Director, Advocacy
Communications American Public Transportation
Association June 1, 2009
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• APTAs Public Transportation Takes Us There
  campaign aims to promote the benefits of public
  transportation with a strong emphasis on the
  economic, environmental, energy and quality of
  life benefits.
• The Takes Us There campaign will employ a
  three-phased research, advocacy and
  communications strategy leading to the successful
  passage of new surface transportation
  legislation.
• SAFETEA-LU law set to expire on September 30,
  2009.

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Takes Us There Facebook
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APTAs Green Means Go Campaign
APTA worked with 11 universities around the
country to develop Public Service Announcements
(PSA) and communications concepts that promote
the environmental benefits of public
transportation.
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQ6qEYn9wWUAfeature
related
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vP3LBKxp9NmUfeature
related
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GO GREEN. GO PUBLIC. PSATradition Media
Campaign
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PSA CampaignTV
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PSA CampaignRadio
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PSA CampaignPrint
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GO GREEN. GO PUBLIC. PSASocial Media Component
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APTAs Dump the Pump Campaign
Creating a user generated Dump the Pump contest
and video submissions will be posted to You Tube.
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• Contact information
• Mantill Williams
• 202-496-4821
• mwilliams_at_apta.com
• Websites
• www.apta.com
• www.publictransportation.org