Association for Public Transportation

Association for Public Transportation

The Association for Public Transportation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 to encourage development of effective, accessible, and affordable public transport solutions in Boston, Massachusetts, and throughout the northeastern region of the United States. [ [http://www.car-free.com/ Official web site, www.car-free.com] ] The organization authors the transit guidebook, "Car-Free in Boston", now in its 10th edition. [ [http://catalog.mbln.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=11O34O32251Y3.22554&profile=bpl1&uri=link=3100019~!4778798~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab440&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!horizon&term=Car-free+in+Boston+%3A+the+guide+to+public+transit+in+greater+Boston+%26+New+England.&index=ALTITLP Boston Public Library electronic record.] ]

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