[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE NEW CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION CENTER ON THE 25TH 
        ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

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                          HON. DEBBIE STABENOW

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 23, 1997

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize the Capital Area 
Transportation Authority, which has provided more than 70 million rides 
to the citizens of Ingham County in its 25-year history.
  CATA has grown from 55 employees in 1972, serving 700,000 annual 
customers, to 175 employees today, providing more than four million 
customers each year with the most reliable form of transportation in 
the area.
  The communities of Lansing, East Lansing, Meridian Township, Delhi 
Township, Lansing Township, and rural Ingham Country have come to rely 
on the service, efficiency, and accessibility of our local transit 
system. This high quality can be credited to the dedication and strong 
work ethic the men and women of CATA bring to their jobs each day.
  On October 24, CATA will celebrate their silver anniversary by 
dedicating a new state-of-the-art transit center in downtown Lansing. 
The new transit center demonstrates that our State and Federal 
Governments can work together to provide the strongest possible 
transportation system available. With the new facility, CATA will 
continue to provide safe, reliable, and high quality transit service 
well into the 21st century.
  I am very proud of our public transportation system in Ingham County 
and am pleased that we can celebrate 25 years of service with a new 
facility.

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