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T2 Group Endorses Chairman Mica's Surface Transportation Proposal
“We believe that House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica’s proposal enables states to employ business strategies and innovative finance techniques that help meet the nation’s transportation goals.”
Policy Resources
T2 regularly releases Explainers to help policy makers and the public understand concepts essential to transportation transformation. Read our latest Explainer on surface transportation legislation proposed by House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman, John Mica or download previous T2 Explainers below:
- Is the Highway Trust Fund Going Broke?
- How should we finance transportation?
- What is a VMT?
- What transportation policies create value for consumers?
- How do Private Activity Bonds (PABs) and TIFIA Work?
- What is a Public-Private Partnership?
- How TIFIA Helps Solve the Problem
- Six-year vs. Two-year Transportation Legislation
- Mica Bill Cuts Spending, Spends Better
The Transportation Transformation Group is proud to publish a compilation of our principles and a summary of the surface transportation policy positions of other national organizations. We will update these condensed policy recommendations as new and revised positions become available. Download the PDF.
It's About Time
Transportation is failing and demands to be transformed. Population, income and economic activity have risen, increasing the demand for transportation, but infrastructure has not kept pace. The result is time wasted on clogged and deteriorated roads, pollution of our air and eroding economic opportunities.
Transportation funding is inadequate to the job. Transportation policy is ineffective at meeting the needs of our citizens. Inflation has dramatically decreased the purchasing power of the federal motor fuels tax, and revenues are wasted by inflexible and unfocused funding categories. Next year the Highway Trust Fund is projected to go bankrupt.
We desire fundamental reform. We seek to move beyond the primary focuses of past debates – federal motor fuel tax increases and the fight among donor-donee states. The reforms needed transcend those issues.
America needs a long-term, goal-based vision for the future of transportation that transforms the current way of meeting America's needs. The following principles should guide all policy changes enacted.
the situation
It's Time for a Change
WE SUPPORT many principles. Continue reading for a summary. Read More...
It's Time to Plan for the Future
WE SUPPORT a transformation of American transportation policy in 2009, not just a reauthorization of current policies. Read More...
It's Your Time
WE SUPPORT a national transportation plan that sets and reaches goals, not simply mandates that processes be followed. Read More...
It's Time for New Choices
WE SUPPORT a transportation system that enhances quality of life and maintains global competitiveness by reducing congestion and increasing mobility. Read More...
the solution
It's Time to Work Together
WE SUPPORT redefining the roles of Federal, State and local governments and the private sector in the delivery of transportation solutions. Read More...
It's Time for Flexibility
WE SUPPORT transportation policies that provide maximum flexibility in transportation finance, procurement and operation of existing and new facilities. Read More...
It's Time to Focus on Solutions
WE SUPPORT transportation policies that allow states to develop and implement seamless multimodal solutions that best achieve transportation goals. Read More...
It's Time to Shift Gears
WE SUPPORT the continuation of the existing federal motor fuel tax, provided significant program reforms and innovative financing methods are made fully available to states. Read More...