Issue 2-09

Highway Users Alliance concerned over Anti-Mobility Trend

The following is an excerpt from the Highway Users Alliance’s most recent newsletter.

With the September 30th expiration date of the current surface transportation bill fast approaching, there is an increased sense of urgency from our members to take action on a new authorization bill. However, in a rush to get a new bill enacted, we urge supporters of highway investments to respond to a growing challenge from those who wish to harm our interests. By using seemingly innocuous or even desirable terms, such as “livable communities,” opponents of freedom of mobility and free choice in transportation expect Congress to pursue new, dangerous government regulations that restrict personal and freight mobility, layer new substantive and procedural planning hurdles in front of highway project approvals, increase the pan of congestion as a tool to modify driver behavior, and reduce the share of federal highway user fees that can be spent on highway projects.

The American Highway Users Alliance is broad-based transportation coalition in Washington, D.C.