In the spring of 1985 ADAPT expanded its efforts with APTA. We protested at the APTA Executive Committee meeting in San Diego (February) and at the APTA Western Regional Conference in San Antonio (April).
In May, 1986 ADAPT went to Cincinnati for the APTA regional convention. Folks paid their fare, got on the bus to ride and were arrested. Others rolled out in front of APTA buses going 40 mph. Eventually some ADAPT folks were banned from the city. Three people served the longest sentence in the fight for lifts on buses.