Hudson Institute to Host Press Conference Aug. 3 to Release Findings of Major Study on U.S. Surface Transportation System
Posted on: Thursday, 28 July 2005, 15:00 CDT
News Advisory:
PRESS CONFERENCE AND LUNCHEON:
Broad Coalition of Transportation Experts Call for Revolutionary Changes in U.S. Surface Transportation System
New book, 2010 and Beyond: A Vision of America's Transportation Future, recommends immediate and long-term changes for U.S. transportation policy
DETAILS:
On Wednesday, August 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the National Press Club, Hudson Institute will host a press conference to release findings of a major study on the U.S. surface transportation system. With the passage of TEA 21 reauthorization imminent, this book is particularly timely and topical. The book, 2010 and Beyond: A Vision of America's Transportation Future (Hudson Institute, 2005), represents over a year of analysis by a broad coalition of transportation experts from the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Among the policy recommendations, which span from immediate changes to those a decade out, the study group calls for a transition to a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) based revenue system to be implemented by the year 2015 and an immediate increase in the existing federal motor fuel tax.
WHO:
-- Joseph Giglio, Hudson Institute Vice Chairman
-- William Millar, American Public Transportation Association
-- John Horsley, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
-- Harry Voccola, NAVTEQ
WHEN:
Wednesday, August 3
11:30 a.m.: Lunch
Noon: Presentations
12:30 p.m. Questions and Answers
WHERE:
National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street N.,. 13th Floor, Washington, D..
RSVP:
Email rsvp(At)hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.
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Hudson Institute is a non-partisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis that promotes global security, prosperity, and freedom. For more information about Hudson Institute, visit: http://www.hudson.org .
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