Congressional Road Safety Caucus puts spotlight on safety Congressional Road Safety Caucus puts spotlight on safety Transportation and safety proposals this year offer optimism for roadway safety advocates Pam / Tuesday, June 15, 2021 0 5327 Article rating: 4.0 One of the ways members of Congress shine a light on a specific issue is through the formation of congressional caucuses. Reps. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) have done exactly that in creating the bipartisan Congressional Road Safety Caucus this year. One of the first steps came on April 14, when Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act in the House. The Act would create a new competitive grant program for local jurisdictions and tribal nations to focus federal funding on rural and tribal road safety projects. Funded at $600 million annually, this proposal would give a needed boost to targeting safety challenges on these rural and tribal roadways. Other roadway safety proposals are also being considered on Capitol Hill. Read more
ATSSA endorses rural road safety legislation introduced in the House ATSSA endorses rural road safety legislation introduced in the House Pam / Wednesday, April 14, 2021 0 7133 Article rating: 5.0 Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced H.R. 2481, the High Risk Rural Roads Safety Grant Program Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan proposal, which is strongly supported by ATSSA, would direct federal roadway safety infrastructure funds to locally owned rural roads. The fatality rate on rural roads is two times greater than on non-rural roads, according to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) statistics. Additionally, local governments generally do not have the resources needed to make critical, lifesaving roadway safety infrastructure investments. H.R. 2481 would create a $600 million competitive grant program that local governments could apply for, with the federal grant being funded at 100%. A specific $100 million set-aside is also included for tribal road safety. In addition to ATSSA, the American Highway Users Alliance, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), National Association of Counties (NACo), National Association of County Engineers (NACE) and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) endorsed the legislation. Read more
Biden proposes $2 trillion infrastructure plan Biden proposes $2 trillion infrastructure plan Pam / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 0 5935 Article rating: 1.0 President Joe Biden today released a proposal to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure projects over an 8-year period. Dubbed the American Jobs Plan, the broadly defined infrastructure concept is separated into four components: Transportation infrastructure and roadway safety, “How We Live” infrastructure, “Care” infrastructure, and Innovation infrastructure. "ATSSA applauds President Biden, Secretary [Pete] Buttigieg and the administration on ensuring that roadway safety is front and center in the American Jobs Plan,” ATSSA President & CEO Stacy Tetschner said. “Between increasing funding for roadway safety projects, a focus on pedestrian and bicyclist safety, encouraging and funding vision zero programs, and noting the emotional toll that roadway fatalities and serious injuries have on American families, this proposal will put us on a path of reducing fatalities toward zero in the decades to come. ATSSA looks forward to working with the Biden administration and Congress to make zero fatalities a reality through investments in roadway safety infrastructure.” Read more
Election Watch: ATSSA’s Government Relations Team is monitoring election results Election Watch: ATSSA’s Government Relations Team is monitoring election results Their eyes are on key races impacting transportation and infrastructure Pam / Tuesday, November 3, 2020 0 4969 Article rating: No rating ATSSA’s Government Relations Team is monitoring the 2020 election results and will be reporting on key races important to transportation and infrastructure when they are available. As we all know, this is an election like no other and the timing of the results is unpredictable but know that our team is on it. Once results are clear, we’ll post them here along with GR Team analysis and insights. Read more
ATSSA’s Government Relations Team reaching out to political leaders during Democratic and Republican national conventions ATSSA’s Government Relations Team reaching out to political leaders during Democratic and Republican national conventions Team is making key contacts during this week's Democratic and next week's GOP convention Pam / Monday, August 17, 2020 0 4848 Article rating: No rating The Democratic National Convention kicks off today and our Government Relations Team is on the move, making contact with members of Congress in support of ATSSA’s interests in roadway safety. While he won’t be able to be there in person, Vice President of Government Relations Nate Smith will be taking part in virtual conversations with political leaders about key ATSSA issues including cybersecurity and technology, energy and the environment, and the role of the private sector in economic recovery. Smith also plans outreach during next week's Republican National Convention. Read more
1Feb2023 ATSSA makes major updates to Corporate Training Program Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Read more