More than 43 percent of the nation’s imports enter the Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles, Hueneme and San Diego — creating jobs, income and tax revenue in all 50 states. BREAKING: Mobility 21′s Kristin Decas and Fran Inman to Serve on National Freight Advisory Committee Today U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the members [...]
read moreForward Motion, April 2013
Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Foxx Tapped To Be Next U.S. DOT Secretary Yesterday President Obama announced his nomination of Anthony R. Foxx to replace outgoing U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Serving as Mayor of Charlotte, N.C. since 2009, Foxx helped lead the way on several transportation initiatives in the city, including a streetcar project, [...]
read morePlaying ‘Mad Libs’ on Infrastructure
Guest blog post by Janet Kavinoky, Vice President, Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition and Executive Director, Transportation & Infrastructure, U.S. Chamber of Commerce POLITICO and a few Members of Congress raised doubts as to whether America’s infrastructure is truly “crumbling.” The implication from the article: things aren’t as bad as some “politicians and pundits” make them out to [...]
read moreForward Motion, March 2013
Join these firms in sponsoring Mobility 21′s 2013 Southern California Transportation Summit. 2013 Mobility 21 Summit Sponsorships Now Open Sponsorships for the 12th annual Southern California Transportation Summit are now open to the general public! This year’s Summit, which will focus on vital connections between transportation, energy, water, health and education, promises a diverse group [...]
read more2013 Washington, D.C. Advocacy Trip
Check out the advocacy materials for Mobility 21′s 2013 Washington, D.C. advocacy trip. News release Factsheets: Building on MAP-21′s Success: What We Need Get America Moving Again: Freight Movement Infrastructure Keeps Our Economy Competitive Trade Corridor Improvement Fund: Southern California’s Proven Track Record Regional Projects, National Significance: Examples of America’s Trade Gateway Projects That Are [...]
read moreForward Motion, Feb. 2013
During Mobility 21’s annual advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. next week, leaders will advocate for increased federal investment in goods movement infrastructure. Mobility 21 Urges Congress to Invest in America’s Trade Gateway During Mobility 21’s annual advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. next week, Southern California’s leading transportation and business stakeholders will join together to advocate for increased federal funding for transportation [...]
read moreForward Motion, Jan. 2013
Secretary LaHood Stepping Down It’s official. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that he will step down from his position and not serve a second term. “We helped jumpstart the economy and put our fellow Americans back to work with $48 billion in transportation funding from the American Recovery and Investment Act [...]
read moreForward Motion, Dec. 2012
Mobility 21’s Top 12 Transportation Moments of 2012 This year, Mobility 21 continued to expand its network to help bring investment to Southern California’s transportation system. With your help, we influenced important legislation and celebrated several milestone moments: Mobility 21’s advocacy resulted in key policy points incorporated in the long-awaited federal transportation bill, MAP-21, namely the inclusion [...]
read moreForward Motion, Nov. 2012
Mobility 21 Board Members Offer Predictions for Transportation in 2013 As 2012 comes to a close, we asked Mobility 21 board members to make predictions for transportation in the coming year. What do you think 2013 has in store for transportation? Click here to share a comment on our website. “In Washington, D.C., I see [...]
read moreForward Motion, Oct. 2012
Mobility 21 Urges Support for LA County’s Measure J With the election less than two weeks away, the final push to support Los Angeles County’s ballot initiative to extend the half-cent sales tax for transportation is in full swing. In 2008, Los Angeles County voters approved a 30-year half-cent sales tax to provide local resources [...]
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