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Business Leaders Emphasize Economic Potential of a Renewed Vision for the Nation’s Transportation ProgramMay 6, 2010
By Transportation for America
Business and transportation industry leaders today joined Transportation for America for a briefing on Capitol Hill to underscore the potential of a reformed, multi-year transportation bill to boost the economy and create lasting jobs across the country. Business leaders from Siemens, IBM and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, which represents more than 300 major companies in the Silicon Valley including Yahoo!, Microsoft and AT&T, highlighted the power of new and innovative policies to revolutionize the transportation sector, make our country more economically competitive for the 21st century and provide working Americans the affordable options they need to get to their jobs every day.
Breaking Down the Blueprint: Economic Competitiveness, Efficiency, and Opportunity, Pt. 2June 17, 2009
By Andrew Bielak
The T4 America Blueprint has six overarching national objectives to provide a new vision and guide our federal transportation policy. If our transportation system is in need of a clear purpose, these six objectives are like the rudder that will steer the ship. To ensure that we can meet these objectives and measure our progress, [...]
Breaking Down the Blueprint: Economic Competitiveness, Efficiency, and OpportunityJune 11, 2009
By Andrew Bielak
A successful transportation system ensures that we arrive to work on time, moves goods quickly and efficiently, and employs millions of Americans in well-paying jobs. With our nation facing some of the greatest challenges in recent history, it’s particularly important that we make the right investments now to promote long-term economic growth for the future. In our ongoing series Breaking Down the Blueprint, we’ll describe why one of our six national transportation objectives is to improve economic competitiveness, transportation system efficiency, and workforce development opportunities.




