Governor Rendell Delivers Keynote Address for Progressive Transportation Reform

Originally posted in Next American City

A surprisingly full committee room of activists and journalists gathered in the Rayburn House of Representatives Office Building on Capitol Hill Monday, to witness the release of a blueprint for a better federal transportation policy, especially for America’s cities. The report, released by Transportation for America, a coalition of smart growth, environmental, public health and other organizations, calls for an ambitious overhaul of federal transportation policy in the re-authorization of the Surface Transit bill that is due this fall.

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who has become outspoken on transit issues of late, gave the opening remarks, in which he endorsed T4A’s principles and touted his state’s success with some of the features they recommend, such as an infrastructure bank.  Read the rest of this article>>

Here are some related articles and resources on Transportation for America’s “Blueprint” Agenda:

• The Route to Reform: Blueprint for a 21st Century Federal Transportation Program
• Transportation for America unveils its Blueprint for Reform on Capitol Hill T4America
• Transportation for America Releases Blueprint for Transportation Reform Streetsblog
• 2009: A Defining Year For Transportation in U.S. INFRASTRUCTURIST