Meridian, Mississippi Mayor urges a renewed effort to continue “uniting” the United States of America
March 3, 2009By Stephen Lee Davis
 Mayor John Robert Smith of Meridian, Mississippi gives the keynote address at the platform launch event last week. Creative Commons photo by Steve Davis/Transportation for America |
As we mentioned last week, Mayor John Robert Smith of Meridian, Mississippi came to Washington, DC last week to help Transportation For America officially launch our full platform with a special event in the Cannon House Office Building.
Mayor Smith provided a stirring keynote address, evoking Eisenhower’s vision of a connected America — a vision realized over the last 50 years through our interstate system that was once the envy of the world.
But times have changed, and while investing in maintenance of what we’ve already built, we now need to kick start an ambitious effort to build the second half of our transportation system: The robust intercity rail, the streets safe for walking and biking, the public transportation that provides congestion relief and transportation choices for Americans far and wide, and the rest of an interconnected 21st Century network that can keep us moving into a prosperous American future.
We were honored and delighted to have him speak at our launch event.
Continue below to read his full speech from last Thursday. Our thanks to Mayor Smith and his office for supplying us with the full text.
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