Faster Better Safer: Americans for Transportation Mobility

February 2010

February 22, 2010, ATM Sent a letter to the Members of the United States Senate urging them to extend SAFETEA-LU through the end of the 2010 calendar year at fiscal year 2009 levels, and to provide a $19.6 billion general fund transfer to the Highway Trust Fund before the end of February.  Read the Letter here.

February 16, 2010, Statement on One-Year Anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Read the full Press Release

January 2010

January 21, 2010, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue Addresses 32nd Annual Kentucky Transportation Conference.  Read the Press Release and Donohue's Remarks

January 21, 2010, ATM sent a letter to the Members of the United States Congress urging Congress to build on what was provided through the ARRA by supporting additional near-term investment for highways and public transportation while simultaneously making every effort to restore certainty to the underlying federal transportation programs.  Read the Letter here

January 13, 2010, ATM released a statement countering an Associated Press report alleging that stimulus funding did not have an effect on local unemployment rates.  Read the full Press Release

October 2009

October 26, 2009, ATM Coalition sent a letter to the Members of the United States Congress urging them to support a 6-month extension of SAFETEA-LU.  Read the letter here

September 2009

September 21, 2009, An Open Letter to the President and Congress on Transportation Investment. Read the full Press Release

September 3, 2009, Business and Labor Coalition Takes to the Airwaves to Promote Transportation Reform. Read the full Press Release

June

June 18, 2009, ATM Statement on Bi-Partisan Surface Transportation Blueprint. Read the full Press Release

June 11, 2009, Oklahoma Transportation Officials and Business Leaders Call on Congress to Increase Critical Transportation Funding. Stimulus-Funded Tulsa Inner Dispersal Loop Project Highlights Benefits of Transportation Investment. Read the full Press Release

June 8, 2009, Business, Labor and Transportation Coalition calls for more transportation funding, and long term planning. Historic New Jersey project serves as example. Read the full Press Release

June 2, 2009, In response to the June 2, 2009 AP article: Senator: Highway fund will go broke in August, Janet Kavinoky, Executive Director of the ATM Coalition released the following statement:
"The acknowledgement at today's Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing that the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) will once again sink into the red is an unfortunate reminder of the very serious funding challenges facing our nation's transportation system. Just last September, Congress had to make an 8 billion dollar infusion to keep this important infrastructure account in the black – and now just a year later another multibillion dollar infusion is required to keep it out of the red. Continuing the status quo is not an option. Now is the time for Congress to address long-term transportation planning and investment needs for our roads, bridges and public transit. The bottom line: More revenue is needed to ensure a solvent Highway Trust Fund that keeps America moving safely and efficiently into the future." For the full text of the AP story click here

March

March 3, 2009, Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) urges more federal transportation funding to rebuild infrastructure in response to the release of President Obama's FY2009 Budget proposal. Read the full Press Release

February

February 26, 2009, ATM released a statement on the report of the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Comission. Janet Kavinoky, Executive Director, praised the Commission's findings, saying, "The Commission is correct: in the near term all funding options must be on the table to remedy this national challenge if we are to fix our aging infrastructure and make the needed improvements, including an increase in the gas tax and other user fees dedicated to highways and transit projects that will improve and sustain our economy." Read the full Press Release

February 13, 2009, ATM released a statement on House and Senate passage of H.R., the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." Janet Kavinoky, Executive Director, said "Rebuilding America’s transportation infrastructure is a critical part of helping our economy recover, and Congress made the right decision by including additional funding for vital road, bridge and transit projects that will jump-start the economy." Read the full Press Release

February 11, 2009, ATM sent a letter to the House and Senate Conferees on H.R. 1 urging them to at least maintain the House-provided funding levels for highways and public transportation in the final Conference report. Read the full Letter

February 10, 2009, ATM Praises Senate Passage of H.R. 1. Executive Director Janet Kavinoky said, "Rebuilding America's transportation infrastructure is a critical part of helping our economy recover. The House and Senate must work together to reconcile and pass the economic recovery legislation in Congress and include needed funding for roads, bridges, and transit." Read the full Press Release

February 6, 2009, Coalition partner Mike Connor, President and CEO of the Bullhead Area Chamber of Commerce, penned an Opinion Editorial for the Mohave Daily News calling for increased funding for transportation projects in the pending economic recovery legislation. Read the full OpEd

February 2, 2009, The ATM Coalition sent a letter the United States Senate urging them to increase the highway and public transportation spending levels in S. 336, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," to at least the levels in the House-approved version of the stimulus bill, H.R. 1. Read the full Letter

January

January 30, 2009, The Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition was featured in a Wall Street Journal article discussing Business and Labor coming together in a push for increased infrastructure investment. Read the full Article

January 29, 2009, The Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Boehner applauding them for including the transportation investment provisions in H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." Read the full Letter

January 22, 2009, Thomas J. Donohue, chair of the broad-based Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) Coalition and president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, today urged a House of Representatives committee to include investments in America’s roads, bridges and public transit systems in the economic recovery bill to provide a much-needed boost to the economy and spur job creation. Read full Press Release

• Read Tom Donohue's Testimony before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Here

November

November 10, 2008, Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition send letter to President Bush, President-elect Obama and Congress on including infrastructure investment in economic recovery legislation

• November 11, 2008 Letter to President Elect Barack Obama
• November 10, 2008 Letter to President Bush
• November 10, 2008 Letter to Congress

October

October 28, 2008 ATM Send Letter To House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee regarding Economic Recovery legislation. Read the full Letter

September

September 10, 2008 ATM members send letter to the Senate in support of H.R. 6532. Read the full Letter

June

June 23, 2008 Remarks of Terence M. O’Sullivan at FasterBetterSafer Launch. Read the full Remarks

June 23, 2008 ATM FasterBetterSafer Launch Remarks. Read the full Remarks

June 23, 2008 ATM Coalition Launches National Campaign. Read the full Release

June 23, 2008 U.S. Chamber Helps Expand Critical Infrastructure Advocacy. Read the full Release

June 23, 2008 Addressing the Transportation Funding Challenge: A Business Perspective: Read the full Quotes

June 23, 2008 Today’s Transportation Invoice: Unacceptable. View the Chart

June 23, 2008 Projections of Highway and Transit Account Balances. View the Chart

MAY

May 22, 2008 Statement by Janet Kavinoky on Memorial Day gridlock. Read the full Statement

APRIL

April 8, 2008 ATM Releases the Transportation Challenge Overview. Read the full Overview

April 8, 2008 Transportation Challenge Study Release. Read the full Release

April 15, 2008 ATM Statement on Sen. John McCain’s “Gas Tax Holiday.” Read the full Statement

MARCH

March 24, 2008 Janet Kavinoky Remarks at the Keep Connecticut Moving Transportation Summit. Read the full Remarks

March 6, 2008 The Hill Editorial by Rep. Dan Lipinski. Read the full Editorial

FEBRUARY

February 6, 2008 Testimony by Janet Kavinoky before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Read the full Testimony

JANUARY

January 15, 2008 ATM Statement on National Transportation Commission Report. Read the full Statement