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NM Legislature and New Governor Move on Balanced
Transportation Agenda
Buoyed by New Mexico Governor Bill
Richardson’s commitment to support a balanced
transportation agenda, the New Mexico STPP office with
STPP Board members Hank Dittmar and Judith Espinosa and
staffed by DeAnza Valencia, along with an active statewide
transportation reform coalition helped to make 2003 a
landmark year for transportation reform.
The statewide coalition, which has been growing
since STPP’s office opened in 2001, created a platform
with strong bipartisan support.
Along with an official name change of the New
Mexico Highway and Transportation Department to the New
Mexico Department of Transportation, there were a number
of key transportation bills and memorials signed into law.
Key
legislation included a “Transit Cap Removal Act”,
under which New Mexico can now spend state funds for mass
transit, a Safe Routes to School bill that helps state
counties and municipalities identify school route hazards
and implement engineering improving improvements,
and the creation of Regional Transit Districts, which
provide a framework for local governments to cooperate on
regional transit projects.
For more information on the recent
New Mexico legislative session, click
here.
STPP
Names Anne P. Canby as New President
New
Poll Shows Americans Eager to Walk More (April 1, 2003)
Advocates
Rally in support of Safe Routes to Schools Legislation
(Feb. 11, 2003)
Report
Documents Decline in Air Service Since 9/11 (Dec. 18,
2002)
New
Mexico's Mean Streets: New Mexico Ranks Highest in
the Nation in Pedestrian Fatalities (Nov. 21, 2002)
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