Welcome to the APWA Transportation Committee webpage! Transportation is one of the key issue areas of interest for APWA members, and this year promises to be a busy one for transportation activities. Our federal transportation act has expired and we face a highway trust fund that will run out of money unless it is receives a new influx of funds. There is widespread recognition that a more stable, increased revenue source for transportation is needed, but in this election year there is little support for such a program. Meanwhile, the Federal Highway Administration has heard our call for streamlined project delivery processes, and has launched a new Every Day Counts initiative that it is taking to summits across the country. FHWA is also giving a new emphasis to road safety in its Towards Zero Deaths program. The APWA Transportation Committee is working hard to give local public works professionals a voice in all of these developments.

The Transportation Committee has set the following goals for the 2010-2011 year:
• Streamline Federally-Funded Project Delivery
• Stabilize and Increase Federal Funding
• Improve Transportation Safety
• Promote Sustainable Transportation
• Support Winter Maintenance Activities
• Improve Member Communications
• Increase Our Input on Federal Legislation
• Educate Our Members On the Latest Transportation Issues and Innovative Practices
• Increase Partnerships with Those Conducting Related Activities

We just adopted our 2010-11 APWA Transportation Committee Business Plan, which I encourage you to take a look at for more details on our strategies for reaching these goals.

We have three very active subcommittees that are working on these activities and one interdisciplinary task force that we are coordinating with; use the links below to find out more information about their activities:

• Federal Transportation Act (SAFETEA-LU) Reauthorization Task Force
• Transportation Safety Subcommittee
• Sustainable Transportation Subcommittee
• Winter Maintenance Subcommittee

We are always looking for volunteers to help out, particularly at the subcommittee level. Please contact me, or our subcommittee chairs, if you have ideas for how APWA can provide the best information and service on transportation issues to our members. Thank you!

Debbie Hale
Transportation Committee Chair
Executive Director, Transportation Agency for Monterey County
debbie@tamcmonterey.org
(831) 775-0903

The Transportation Committee recommends that APWA members may find useful information by subscribing to the Transportation Research E-Newsletter, a free weekly electronic service offered by the Transportation Research Board. (TRB) The newsletter is designed to keep individuals up-to-date on TRB activities and to highlight selected federal and state transportation research and activities within the academic and international transportation communities. More than 31,000 people from around the world receive the E-Newsletter. To learn more, search previous editions, and subscribe, click here.

• Committee Roster
• Business Plan [PDF]
• Meeting Summaries
• Leadership Award
• APWA Surface Transportation Reuthorization Site, Reinvest in Transportation

• APWA & FHWA Sign Partnership Agreement [PDF]
• APWA & FHWA Partnership Agreement [PDF]

Participate in discussions regarding this and other topics through:	Additional Resources:
	Road Safety Subcommittee Resource Center APWA Position Statements

Sustainable Transportation: This subcommittee is charged with working with the Transportatoin Committee to gather information and educate public works professionals about sustainable transportation practices in coordination with the APWA Center for Sustainability. Current areas of interest include: smart growth, complete streets, "green" standards for road projects, stormwater management for transportation projects, and cap and trade funding programs.

• Sustainable Transportation Subcommittee

• Providing information on winter maintenance to the APWA member communities
• Providing assistance to the APWA organization in the planning of North American Snow Conference and other training events.
• Serving as an advocacy group for the APWA communities in providing input with other groups that focus on winter maintenance issues.
• Assisting in the development of training materials that will benefit all agency snow fighters

• Winter Maintenance Subcommittee

Providing assistance to the APWA organization in the planning of North American Snow Conference and other training events. And established the, "Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award".