Faster Better Safer: Americans for Transportation Mobility

Take a look at the sections below to see what ATM members and partners have been up to lately.

Contents

• American Public Transportation Association
• American Road & Transportation Builders Association
• Associated General Contractors of America
• Associated Equipment Distributors
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Laborers' International Union of North America
• National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association
• National Asphalt Pavement Association
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters

American Public Transportation Association

• Save $9,381 Annually By Riding Public Transportation
• APTA's Millar LTE: The Benefits of a Gas Tax Increase
• APTA Launches New “Telling Our Story” Web Site for User-Generated Content
• Individuals Save $9,343 by Riding Public Transit Annually
• Statement by APTA President William Millar on the Senate's Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010
• APTA Announces Malcolm Gladwell as Keynote Speaker at 2010 Annual Meeting
• Vancouver to Host 2010 APTA Rail Conference and International Rail Rodeo
• APTA Urges Congress to Pass Emergency Assistance for Public Transportation
• Transportation Leaders Call For a Rewrite of the American Power Act
• New Climate and Energy Bill Diverts 77 Percent of Transportation Revenue Away From Public Transportation and Other Critical Transportation Investments
• Riding Public Transit Saves Individuals $9,453 Annually
• Telling the Story of Public Transportation’s Positive Environmental Impact
• Riding Public Transit Saves Individuals $9,293 Annually
• Public Transportation in Serious Funding Crisis Due To Economic Recession
• Public Transportation Leaders Convene in Washington, Call On Congress To Vote For Public Transit And Jobs
• President Obama’s Budget Highlights Need for Long-Term Transportation Authorization Bill
• APTA to Congress: Adopt New Year's Resolution to Invest in Public Transportation and Help Support and Create Jobs
• APTA Applauds President Obama's Jobs and Economic Growth Plan
• High-Speed Rail In The United States: An International Practicum On System Implementation
• Woman Breaks Gas Pump's Heart to Win First Place in 'Dump the Pump' Nationwide Video Contest

American Road & Transportation Builders Association

• Marketplace about to Crash & Burn? ARTBA President Pete Ruane: highway & transit bill call-to-action
• Stimulus Transportation Investments a Bright Spot, Uncertainty on Long-Term Highway/Transit Bill Negatively Impacting Market, Wisconsin Contractor Tells Congress
• Economic Growth & Job Creation Should Be Focus of New Highway & Transit Bill, Caterpillar Executive Tells U.S. DOT Panel
• ARTBA’s 22nd Annual Public Private Partnerships in Transportation Conference
• ARTBA Chief Blasts Congressional Inaction on Highway & Transit Bill During International Bridge Conference Speech
• Green & Clean: Transportation Design and Construction
• Transportation Secretary LaHood Confirmed for July 22-23 ARTBA P3 Conference
• Update on Obligation of ARRA Highway Funds
• Surface Transportation Bill Excellent Opportunity for Congress to Address Serious National Health Crisis  
• Transportation Infrastructure Investment Creates Jobs and Fuels Recovery, Tennessee Contractor Tells Congress
• CEO Ruane Statement on Passage of Job Creation Bill
• Setting the Record Straight: AP Conclusions Based on Incomplete Understanding of Market Conditions, says ARTBA Economist
• ARTBA Quoted in AP Story: "Will the Jobs Bill Really Produce Jobs?"
• Transportation Stimulus Funds Are a 'Success Story,'
• TCC Message to President Obama & Congress
• Transportation Investments in Stimulus Law Creating Jobs and Working as Intended

Associated General Contractors of America

• Campaign for Highway and Transportation Bill Continues in Columbia, S.C.
• New National Campaign to Push for Federal Highway and Transportation Bill Launches in South Dakota
• Construction Employment Declines By 11,000 Between June And July While The Industry's Unemployment Rate Hit 17.3 Percent
• Construction Jobs Drop in 285 of 337 Metro Areas
• 294 Out Of 337 Metro Areas Lose Construction Jobs From May 2009 To 2010, Reflecting Weak Demand & Overdue Infrastructure Bills
• Construction Spending Tumbles in May
• Construction Employment Declines in 25 States Between April and May
• AGC Survey Shows Traffic Congestion Costs Firms an Estimated $23 Billion Yearly
• Strong Construction Spending Rebound in April
• Transportation Construction Coalition Calls for Multi-Year Program
• 29 States Add Construction Jobs Between March And April As Stimulus-Funded Projects And Housing Starts Pick Up
• Construction Contractors Caught Between Rising Materials Costs And Stagnant Prices For Construction Services
• Climate Bill Must Direct New Revenue to Transportation System
• Proposed Climate Bill Undermines Green Building, Efficient Infrastructure Efforts
• Stimulus, Other Public Infrastructure Investments Give Monthly Boost To National Construction Spending Figures In March
• AGC Comments on Low Construction Costs in Wall Street Journal
• Only Ten Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs
• Only 9 Out Of 337 Metropolitan Areas Add Construction Jobs Between January 2009 And 2010 As Industry Pain Continues
• Construction Employment Declines in Every State and D.C.
• Only 4 Out Of 337 Cities Added Construction Jobs In 2009 As Construction Spending Drops To Lowest Level In 6 Years
• Every State and D.C. Lost Construction Jobs in Last Year
• Construction Employment Declines in 324 out of 337 Cities As Construction Spending Hits 6-Year Low, New November Data Shows
• Federal Highway And Transit Funding Likely To Drop By Over $15 Billion In 2010 Without Increase In Surface Transportation Funding
• Message To President Obama & Congress: Create Long-Term, Sustainable American Jobs By Taking Action Now On Six-Year Highway & Transit Bill
• As Construction Workers Suffer Even More Job Losses In 49 States & Dc In October, Jobs Bill Must Address Hardest Hit Sector
• Stimulus-Funded Road And Transit Projects In Palm Bay, Fla., Other Areas Saving & Adding Jobs For Hard Hit Construction Workers
• Construction Unemployment Rises To 17.1 Percent As Another 64,000 Construction Workers Laid Off In September
• Failure To Pass Highway & Transit Legislation Will Cripple Nation's Construction Industry, Undermine Economic Recovery

Associated Equipment Distributors

• Start Us Up USA! Launches Infrastructure Campaign Pledge
• AED Members Invade the Nation’s Capital
• 2010 Cost of Doing Business Survey Report
• Let's Continue to 'Do Something' in 2010

Association of Equipment Manufacturers

• America's equipment manufacturing industry responds to sluggish economic news
• The real stimulus for Connecticut: A fully funded federal "highway bill"
• Caterpillar CEO Speaking at AEM Annual Conference
• AEM Letter to the Editor: Louisiana needs better roads
• Iowa "Start Us Up USA" rally a big success
• Industry encouraged to participate, show support for highway funding at "Start Us Up USA" rally
• Congress is Back, Health Care is Done, No More Excuses!
• AEM pushes "infrastructure investment creates jobs" message to U.S. Senators
• Rally in San Antonio sends message to Congress
• 'Start Us Up USA!' campaign Capitol Hill outreach continues
• Complete media coverage of the "Start Us Up USA!" campaign
• Dozers descend on Capitol Hill
• Start Us Up USA! - and support the construction equipment industry
• AEM stages rallies for its Start Us Up USA campaign
• As job losses mount, equipment industry suffers worse than other sectors
• AEM urges Congress to fully fund highway bill and to approve three-month extension

American Society of Civil Engineers

• A Look at Women in Construction
• Too Big to Fail or Too Cheap to Last?
• Special Report: The Infrastructure Roundtables: Seeking Solutions to an American Crisis
• Transportation systems should benefit from gas tax, The Washington Post
• ASCE presses for long-term infrastructure solutions
• Infrastructure Investment Critical to Success of Nation's Economic Stability

Laborers' International Union of North America

• LIUNA’s “Build Indiana 2010” Takes the Fight For Jobs to Gary, Surrounding Cities
• LIUNA Launches “Build Indiana 2010” To Get Hoosiers Back To Work
• LIUNA Launches “Build America 2010” to Get the U.S. Working Again
• Weatherization Works - and Puts Local People to Work [pdf]
• Unemployment Spike in Construction - a Key Driver of U.S. Economy - Cries Out for Investment that Puts People to Work Building America

National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association

• NSSGA Worker Testifies Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
• NSSGA Welcomes Passage Of Hire Act
• Martin Marietta Materials President Ward Nye Testifies Before Congress On Behalf Of NSSGA Regarding The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act
• Call Congress on Dec. 10 to Urge Action on Highway Reauthorization

National Asphalt Pavement Association

• NAPA Mobilizes Industry to Support Highway Bill

United Brotherhood of Carpenters

• UBC Members Hit the Road for Highway Bill and Jobs
• UBC Members Helping Extend Buildings' Lives