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Mayors’ challenge: Help us meet critical transportation needs

28 Jan 2015 | Posted by David Goldberg | 2 Comments | Anthony Foxx, mayor, Mayor Lee, Mayor Murray, mayors, san francisco, Seattle, u.s. conference of mayors, usdot, washington post

Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx issued a public challenge to mayors to “take significant action to improve safety for bicycle riders and pedestrians of all ages and abilities over the next year.” Mayors, in return, have a challenge of their own to the federal government: Don’t leave us in the lurch when it comes to the funding for those – and many other – transportation needs.

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Oklahoma mayor stands up for investing in infrastructure

22 Sep 2011 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | bridges, oklahoma, u.s. conference of mayors

Oklahoma City mayor voices his support for the President’s efforts to bring the condition of U.S. infrastructure into the spotlight. John Robert Smith, our T4 America co-chair and former Mayor of Meridian, Miss., is fond of saying that there are no Republican or Democrat potholes or bridges or roads. Fixing and updating our country’s transportation […]

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U.S. mayors say no to new revenue for transportation without reform

5 May 2011 | Posted by Transportation for America | 3 Comments | gas tax, transit, u.s. conference of mayors

A supermajority of America’s mayors surveyed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors are clamoring for a reorientation in our nation’s transportation policy toward fixing what we have and investing in new options. Ninety-eight percent of mayors identified affordable, reliable transit as crucial to their city’s recovery and growth, according to a survey of 176 mayors […]

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Congress takes a step towards “completing America’s streets”

12 Mar 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | complete streets, featured, u.s. conference of mayors

Complete streets are safe and accessible for everyone that needs to use them — cars, transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians, young, old, disabled, and everyone else. Over the last two days, Complete Streets bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate. Tell Congress to support these bills.