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2006
AASHTO’s Call for Action for the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
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We are a vast nation that has overcome the tyranny of distance through wise investments in transportation that tied our communities together and linked us to the world.
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We have built a modern transportation system that is the foundation for the strongest economy on earth.
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Our nation has benefited from a transportation system that is safe, reliable, efficient, affordable and secure.
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Americans have enjoyed expanded opportunities for jobs, places to live, time with family, education, healthcare, recreation and other services because of a world-class transportation system. Businesses have realized a competitive advantage and productivity growth.
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Our generation inherited the world’s best transportation system made possible by the commitment of the last two generations to invest in the country’s future. We have spent that inheritance.
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The 21st century is an increasingly competitive world where countries such as China and India have set their sights on overtaking America as the preeminent economic power. Our prosperity and way of life are at stake. America must respond.
- Only immediate bold action to invest in transportation will sustain our national competitiveness and personal opportunities. It is time to marshal the will and the resources needed.
Simply put, we believe the mission of the U.S. Surface Transportation Program is to keep the U.S. competitive in the global economy and meet America’s 21st Century mobility needs.
Board of Directors,
American Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials
October 30, 2006
Portland, Oregon
