MPOs accountable to local elected officials–who in turn answer to local voters—are best suited to represent the local transportation needs and concerns. We should work together to create a system that insures those local voices remain sufficiently local to understand local concerns, and yet are still heard at statewide and national levels. Working together we can make a difference.
In order to effectively improve the performance of our Federal-aid highway program and provide a means to the most efficient investment of Federal transportation funds, FHWA must faithfully implement section 1203 of MAP-21, as enacted by Congress, and forego inclusion of an unauthorized GHG performance measure.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Point.jpg500750Jim Inhofehttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJim Inhofe2016-08-18 18:05:512023-04-17 11:31:08Guest Op-Ed: Congress Did Not Intend Greenhouse Gases to Be Measured for Highway Performance
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August 17, 2016 – In this week’s edition of Point/Counterpoint, the chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee address the Department of Transportation’s proposed rule implementing the performance measurement standards for roads and bridges prescribed by the 2012 MAP-21 law.
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DOT has broad authority under transportation law in the U.S. Code to establish a performance-based approach to reduce transportation-related air pollution. It is clear that congressionally established goals, including “to protect and enhance the environment and improve quality of life,” cannot be achieved if carbon pollution and other greenhouse gases are not included in the performance measures for our transportation systems.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CounterPoint.jpg500750Barbara Boxerhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngBarbara Boxer2016-08-17 21:51:552023-04-17 11:28:52Guest Op-Ed: Greenhouse Emissions Must Be Measured for Highway System Performance