Presentations and Multimedia Files from the August 22, 2012 Forum
A panel of national experts discussed the importance of developing stable, long-term federal transportation funding sources and the implications of the nation’s new transportation law in the Aug. 22 forum “Beyond MAP-21: Uncertain Future, Unmet Needs.” Earlier this summer, Congress passed a bill called MAP-21 (an acronym for Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century), which will guide all federal transportation policies and funding investments over the next two years.
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“MAP-21 is not the true solution to our transportation and infrastructure needs,” NJTPA Chairman and Hunterdon County Freeholder Matthew Holt said in his opening remarks (see video below for full speech). Holt noted that the bill essentially held federal transportation investment flat, from its predecessor SAFETEA-LU, signed into law in 2005. As a result, “By the time MAP-21 is over, we will have spanned a period of 10 years—a decade—without a conversation on where transportation funding really needs to be with respect to this region, this state, and certainly nationwide as well.”
The panelists offered a wide range of perspectives on the bill’s provisions and shortcomings, with broad agreement expressed that the legislation was not a solution to the mounting challenges facing our nation’s aging infrastructure. This webpage provides audio and powerpoint files of the presentations.
Video—Opening Remarks by NJTPA Chairman Matthew Holt :
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MAP-21 Forum participants (from left to right) were: former NJDOT Commissioner Jack Lettiere; Jaime Rall, National Conference of State Legislatures; Fred Abousleman, Executive Director, National Association of Regional Councils; NJTPA Chairman and Hunterdon County Freeholder Matthew Holt; Mary K. Murphy, NJTPA Executive Director; and Joung Lee, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
Mary K. Murphy, NJTPA Executive Director
Welcome
Audio File - MP3 (6 min)
Panelist Presentations:
Mr. Fred Abousleman, Executive Director, National
Association of Regional Councils
Metropolitan Transportation Overview—Setting the Context of Needs and Opportunities
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Powerpoint Presentation
Mr. Joung Lee, Deputy Director, Center for Excellence in Project Finance American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Transportation Funding and Financing Outlook:
MAP-21 and Beyond
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Powerpoint Presentation
Ms. Jaime Rall, Senior Policy Specialist,
Transportation Program, National Conference of
State Legislatures
How States Fund and Finance Transportation in a Time of Uncertainty
Powerpoint Presentation
NCSL Transport Report newsletter
State Legislation report
Transportation Funding and Finance Resources Flyer
Mr. Jack Lettiere, former Transportation
Commissioner,
State of New Jersey
Our Transportation Future—A Much
Different Course
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Powerpoint Presentation
Question and Answer Session
Audio File - MP3 (33 min)
Closing Remarks and Adjournment: Mary K. Murphy and Matthew Holt
Audio File - MP3 (2 min)