Transit for Livable Communities Selected to Serve on Executive Committee of Transportation 4 America Campaign

Transit for Livable Communities has been invited to serve on the Executive Committee of the newly formed Transportation 4 America (T4America) Campaign, a national effort to reform the federal transportation reauthorization bill, which is up for renewal in 2009. The Campaign includes national organizations including Smart Growth America, Surface Transportation Policy Project, Reconnecting America, Policy Link, and the Apollo Alliance. Campaign partners have come together with a shared interest, focusing on transportation and community-building as inter-related challenges that help communities address the pressing concerns of the country. 

"We're very honored to participate in this national effort," says Lea Schuster, Executive Director of Transit for Livable Communities. "The federal reauthorization bill provides an opportunity to shape America's future transportation system, and we look forward to working with our partners to ensure that the bill addresses the growing transportation needs of communities across the country."

The T4America Campaign will focus on transportation investments nationally to:

• Preserve and create safe, healthy, accessible, fair, clean and green communities;
• Address global warming and reduce dependence on foreign oil in order for our country to remain economically competitive
• Improve mobility and housing choices to reflect the changing demographics demands of communities
• Reflect national economic, environmental, and equity goals and increase accountability.

Executive committee members are working this spring to define the Campaign's platform and principles. 

In addition, Michael Lander, founder of Lander Group and a board member of Transit for Livable Communities, will serve on the campaign's steering committee.

For more information on the T4America campaign, see T4America.org.