February 2, 2012

Congressman Dave Camp Congressman Sander M. Levin Chairman Ranking Member Committee on Ways and Means Committee on Ways and Means 1102 Longworth House Office Building 1139E Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515

Re: Surface Transportation Finance and the Highway Trust Fund

Dear Chairman Camp and Ranking Member Levin:

For the past thirty years, Congress has provided dedicated funding for highway and transit programs through an excise tax on gasoline dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund. This funding structure has successfully provided highway and transit programs with secure, dedicated revenues and budgetary firewalls dating back to the Reagan administration. The success of this approach is without question: The Trust Fund has been critical to our nation’s ability to build an efficient and multimodal transportation system. With record transit ridership, now is not the time to eliminate guaranteed funding for our nation’s public transportation systems, which saved Americans close to $19 billion in congestion costs in 2009. For the first time in thirty years, the pending legislation H.R. 3864, the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act, removes the certainty of a continued revenue source for our transit systems as well as the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program.

Specifically, we are deeply concerned about the provision in H.R. 3864 that would terminate funding from the excise tax on gasoline and replace it with the Alternative Transportation Account. In place of gasoline tax revenues, the legislation would provide a one‐time $40 billion transfer of General Fund revenues to the Alternative Transportation Account. Not only is this level of funding insufficient to fully fund the proposed authorized levels for the Alternative Transportation Account, but it would subject transit and CMAQ funding to the annual appropriations process. This change will make it impossible for public transit systems across the country to plan for the future. It will also make it impossible for the FTA to honor grant agreements.

In addition, this legislation does not make clear how the $40 billion in General Fund revenues will be offset in the U.S. budget. As a result of this funding gap, we are concerned that the $40 billion general revenue transfer may not occur leaving transit programs out in the cold.

We strongly encourage the Committee to reject H.R. 3864 and work to continue to fund highway and transit programs through dedicated funding.

Sincerely,

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Michael P. Melaniphy James Corless President & CEO Director American Public Transportation Transportation for America Association Geoff Anderson John Robert Smith President & CEO President and CEO Smart Growth America Reconnecting America Jason Jordan Joyce A. Rogers Director of Policy & Government Senior Vice President, Government Affairs Affairs American Planning Association AARP Don Hoppert Jim Sayer Director, Government Relations Executive Director American Public Health Association Adventure Cycling Association (APHA)

Jeff Miller Brian Pallasch, CAE President / CEO Managing Director, Government Alliance for Biking & Walking Relations & Infrastructure Initiatives American Society of Civil Engineers Jeff Rosenberg Legislative Director Richard Eidlin Amalgated Transit Union Policy Director American Sustainable Business Caron Whitaker Council Campaign Director America Bikes Brian Shaw President Scott Bricker Association for Commuter Executive Director Transportation America Walks Billy Altom Kristy Anderson Executive Director Government Relations Manager Association of Programs for Rural American Heart Independent Living (APRIL) Association/American Stroke Association Marcia L Hale President Andrew Goldberg Building America's Future Managing Director, Gov't Relations American Institute of Architects Mike Kruglik Executive Director Building One America

2 Steve Winkelman Phaedra Ellis‐Lamkins Director, Transportation Program CEO Center for Clean Air Policy Green For All

Jacky Grimshaw Paul Weech Vice President of Policy Executive Vice President for Policy Center for Neighborhood Technology and Member Engagement Housing Partnership Network Tim Marema Vice President Michael Replogle Center for Rural Strategies Global Policy Director and Founder Institute for Transportation & Margo Wootan Development Policy Director, Nutrition Policy Center for Science in the Public Fred McLuckie Interest Legislative Director International Brotherhood of Center on Race, Poverty and the Teamsters Environment David T. Downey Stewart Schwartz President/CEO Executive Director International Downtown Association Coalition for Smarter Growth Just Transition Alliance Scott Bogren Communications Director Peter Notarstefano Community Transportation Director of Home and Community‐ Association of America Based Services LeadingAge John Norquist President Andrew Clarke Congress for the New Urbanism President League of American Bicyclists Michael A. Spotts Policy Analyst Sara Chieffo Enterprise Community Partners Legislative Director League of Conservation Voters John Cross Federal Transportation Advocate Niel Ritchie Environment America Executive Director League of Rural Voters Ana Garcia‐Ashley Executive Director Christopher Coes Gamaliel Director LOCUS: Reponsible Real Estate Developers and Investors

3 Ron Thaniel Michael Bodaken Executive Director Executive Director National Association of City National Housing Trust Transportation Officials Leslie Wollack Bob Fogel Program Director Senior Legislative Director National League of Cities National Association of Counties Sheila Crowley Eli Briggs President and CEO Govt Affairs Director National Low Income Housing National Association of County & City Coalition Health Officials Chuck Baker Sean Jeans‐Gail President Vice President National Railroad Construction and National Association of Railroad Maintenance Association Passengers Madura Wijewardena (on behalf of the Darren Smith CEO, Marc Morial) Policy Representative; Smart Growth Director, Research & Policy and State & Local Issues National Urban League Policy Institute National Association of Realtors Deron Lovaas Mark Plotz Federal Transporation Policy Director Conference Director Natural Resources Defense Council National Center for Bicycling & Walking Jeff Boothe Chair Melissa Merson New Starts Working Group and Executive Director Community Streetcar Coalition National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity Robert H. McNulty President Barbara McCann Partners for Livable Communities Executive Director National Complete Streets Coalition Leslie Moody Executive Director National Economic and Social Rights Partnership for Working Families Initiative Anita Hairston Ethan Handelman Senior Associate Vice President for Policy and PolicyLink Advocacy National Housing Conference

4 Virginia Lee Laura Barrett Program Manager Executive Director Prevention Institute Transportation Equity Network

Tyson Slocum Bryan Howard Director, Energy Program Legislative Director Public Citizen U.S. Green Building Council

Kevin Mills Andy Kunz Vice President of Policy and Trail President & CEO Development U.S. High Speed Rail Association Rails‐to‐Trails Conservancy Janet F. Kavinoky Margo Pedroso Executive Director, Transportation & Deputy Director Infrastructure, Vice President, Safe Routes to School National Americans for Transportation Partnership Mobility United States Chamber of Commerce Jesse Prentice‐Dunn Washington Representative Phineas Baxandall Sierra Club Senior Analyst for Tax and Budget Policy Ron Kloos United States Public Interest Research National Vice President/National Group (U.S. PIRG) Legislative Director TCU/IAM Leo Gerard President Stephan Kline United Steelworkers Associate vice president The Jewish Federations of North Heidi Guenin America Transportation Policy Coordinator Upstream Public Health KJ Hertz The National Association of Area James Engelhardt Agencies on Aging (n4a) Director, Affordable Housing Development Portia White Volunteers of America Director, Political Department Transport Workers Union of America, AFL‐CIO

5 Governors

The Honorable Governor John Kitzhaber Governor of Oregon

The Honorable Governor Christine Gregoire Governor of Washington

State Departments of Transportation

Shailen Bhatt Secretary Delaware Department of Transportation

Beverley Swaim‐Staley Secretary Maryland Department of Transportation

Matthew Garrett Director Oregon Department of Transportation

Paula Hammond Secretary Washington State Department of Transportation

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Howard Learner Trip Pollard Executive Director Director, Land and Community Program Environmental Law & Policy Center Southern Environmental Law Center Chicago, IL Equity and Inclusion Campaign AL, MS, LA NORTHEAST ARKANSAS Melissa Hoffer Vice President, Directo John Squires Conservation Law Foundation CEO Boston, MA Community Resource Group,Inc Fayetteville, AR

6 Jeff Mansker Lisa Williams Para‐Transit Coordinator President Jonesboro Economical Transportation Excellence by Design System Phoenix, AZ Jonesboro, AR Chris Wass ARIZONA Founder Firefly Real Estate LLC Rose Arck Phoenix, AZ President ACS Realty Services David Schwartz Phoenix, AZ Executive Director Friends of Transit Diane Brown Phoenix, AZ Executive Director Arizona Public Interest Research Group Gregory A Walker Vice President James Dickey Huitt‐Zollars Executive Director Phoenix, AZ Arizona Transit Association Fountain Hills, AZ Rhonda Bannard Founder and Chief Connector Tom Finnerty Inspired Connections Executive Committee Member Phoenix, AZ ASREA Phoenix, AZ Jonce Walker Sustainability Manager Caroline Tillman Maricopa County President Phoenix, AZ Associated Right of Way, LLC Glendale, AZ Walt Gray Coordinator Scott Reynolds Merchants for a Better Maryvale Senior Project Manager Phoenix, AZ Blood Systems Inc. Scottsdale, AZ Gwynn Simpson CEO Mike James Phoenix Rising Consultants‐HCD Transit Services Director Chandler, AZ City of Mesa Mesa, AZ Edward Jensen Co‐chair, Executive Committee The Honorable Mayor Greg Stanton SideWalk Phoenix City of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ

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Steve Banta Matt Schwartz CEO President & CEO Valley Metro Rail, Inc. (METRO light rail) California Housing Partnership Phoenix, AZ Corporation San Francisco, CA CALIFORNIA Ruben Cantu Will Wright Program Director Director, Government & Public Affairs California Pan‐Ethnic Health Network AIA Los Angeles Oakland, Sacramento, CA Los Angeles, CA Jon Fox Mary King CalPIRG Consumer Advocate Interim General Manager California Public Interest Research Group Alameda‐Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) Wendy Alfsen Oakland, CA Executive Director California WALKS Arnold Luft Berkeley, CA Principal ARUP Betsy Reifsnider Los Angeles, CA Environmental Justice Director Catholic Charities, Diocese of Stockton Hugh Saurenman Stockton, CA President ATS Consulting Reyna Villalobos Pasadena, CA Community Lead Central California Regional Obesity Paul Steinberg Prevention Program Director of Americas Madera, CA Avego San Jose, CA Kenneth Grimes Executive Director Andy Katz CHCDC Government Relations Director San Diego, CA Breathe California Daly City, CA Rick Hutchinson CEO Neal Richman City CarShare Director of Programs and Advocacy San Francisco, CA Breathe California of Los Angeles County Los Angeles, CA Kristin Sherwood CSC Bus Riders Union City of Beaumont Los Angeles, CA Beaumont, CA

8 Nelson D. Nelson Lars Clutterham City Engineer Partner City of Corona Public Works Department downeygreen Corona, CA Downey, CA

Brian Champion Cheryl Dye Transportation Planning Manager Principal City of Corona Transit Service Dye & Assoc Corona, CA San Diego, CA

The Honorable Mayor Ashley Swearengin Dave Campbell City of Fresno Program Director Fresno, CA East Bay Bicycle Coalition Oakland, CA The Honorable Mayor Jean Quan City of Oakland Michael Fitts Oakland, CA Staff Attorney Endangered Habitats League Virginia Field Santa Monica, CA Vice President Clean Air Now Heather Hood Riverside, CA Director of Programs, Northern California Enterprise Community Partners Jonathan Parfrey San Francisco, CA Executive Director Climate Resolve David Dutchen Los Angeles, CA Area Sales Manager Enterprise Rideshare Martin Schlageter Carson, CA Campaign Director Coalition for Clean Air Matthew Baker Habitat Director Eva Inbar Environmental Council of Sacramento Board member Sacramento, CA Coalition for Sustainable Transportation Santa Barbara, CA Hilary Norton Executive Director Michael Chiacos FAST ‐ Fixing Angelenos Stuck in Traffic Transportation Specialist Los Angeles, CA Community Environmental Council Santa Barbara, CA Matt Henry President/CEO Victor Griego Fehr & Peers President Walnut Creek, CA Diverse Strategies for Organizing, Inc. Los Angeles, CA

9 Jack Swearengen Jackelyn Cornejo Chair Senior Research/Policy Analyst Friends of SMART Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy Santa Rosa, CA (LAANE) Los Angeles, CA Stephanie Taylor Interim Executive Director Jessica Duboff Green LA Coalition Public Policy Manager Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles, CA Stephanie Reyes Policy Director Alexis Lantz Greenbelt Alliance Planning & Policy Director California Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Los Angeles, CA Maria E. Pacheco Consultant Deborah Murphy Head West Inc. Founder Compton, CA Los Angeles Walks Los Angeles, CA Ginger Hitzke President Corey Carlisle Hitzke Development Corporation Director, Federal Policy and Government San Marcos, CA Affairs Low Income Investment Fund Kevin Norton San Francisco, CA Assistant Business Manager IBEW 11 Andy Peri Los Angeles, CA Advocacy Director Marin County Bicycle Coalition Johnny O'Kane Fairfax, CA Business Agent Ironworkers Local #433 Steve Heminger Los Angeles, CA Executive Director Metropolitan Transportation Commission Jose A. Naranjo Oakland, CA Business Manager/Financial Secretary‐ Treasurer Carl Sedoryk Ironworkers Local Union 229 General Manager / CEO San Diego, CA Monterey‐Salinas Transit District Monterey, CA, CA Keith H. Ker Brigadier General (Ret.) Denny Zane Santa Rosa, CA Executive Director Move LA Los Angeles, CA

10 Elyse Lowe Kendra Bridges Executive Director Land Use Policy Director Move San Diego Sacramento Housing Alliance San Diego, CA Sacramento, CA

Jennifer Kalt Chris Morfas Secretary Legislative Liaison Northcoast Environmental Center Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Arcata, CA Management District Sacramento, CA Bruce Reznik Executive Director Evan McLaughlin Planning and Conservation League Political and Legislative Director Sacramento, CA San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL‐CIO Guillermo Mayer San Diego, CA Senior Staff Attorney Public Advocates Inc. Jim Lazarus San Francisco, CA Seniorr Vice President San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Anthony Hernandez San Francisco, CA Transportation Planner RBF Consulting Krute Singa California Manager, TDM Programs San Francisco Department of the Anna Maria Havens Environment Systems Change Advocate San Francisco, CA Resources for Independence Central Valley Edward D. Reiskin Fresno, CA Director San Francisco Municipal Transportation Eric Ustation Agency Government Affairs Representative San Francisco, CA Riverside Transit Agency Riverside, CA Howard Strassner Secretary John Smatlak Save Muni President California RPR Consulting Los Angeles, CA Kate Breen Government Affairs Manager Ryan Snyder SFMTA President San Francisco, CA Ryan Snyder Associates Los Angeles, CA

11 Steven Frisch Gary Tolar President Owner Sierra Business Council Tolar Mfg. Co Inc. Truckee, CA Corona, CA

Paul Zimmerman Bart Reed Executive Director Executive Director Southern California Assoc. of Non‐Profit Train Riders Association of California Housing (TRAC) San Fernando, CA John Rosenthal President Stuart Cohen Southpaw Communications Executive Director Santa Monica, CA TransForm Oakland, CA Egon Terplan Regional Planning Director Francisca Porchas SPUR National Coordinator San Francisco, CA Transit Riders for Public Transportation Los Angeles, CA Arthur J. Hadnett Vice President ‐ Transportation David A Raley Stantec Chairman Northridge, CA Transportation NOW Moreno Valley, CA Greg Bashem Worker Representative/Political Ernestine Bonn Coordinator/Volunteer Treasurer Organizer/Delegate IBT, JC 42, L.A.‐O.C UHCDC Building Trades, L.A. County Federation of San Diego, CA Labor/ Metal Trades Council Teamsters Local 986 Bob Allen South El Monte, CA Transportation Justice Program Director Urban Habitat Bart Reed Oakland, CA Executive Director The Transit Coalition Michael Cassadine San Fernando, CA Director Voice for the People Patrick Merrick Los Angeles, CA Executive Vice‐President Tolar Manufacturing Company Inc Victor H. Spencer Corona, CA National Account Executive VPSI Sacramento, CA

12 Jonathan Bair Alice Laird Board President Executive Director Walk Oakland Bike Oakland Clean Energy Economy for the Region Oakland, CA Carbondale, CO

Terry Preston Danny Katz Complete Streets Coordnator State Director WALKSacramento Colorado Public Interest Research Group Sacramento, CA Brad Weinig James Stone TOD Program Director Executive Director Enterprise Community Partners WalkSanDiego Denver, CO San Diego, CA Helen Bushnell Charles Anderson Owner General Manager Train Star Western Contra Costa Transit Authority Lakewood, CO Pinole, CA Kathleen Osher Jerard Wright Executive Director Director Transit Alliance Wright Concept Denver, CO Los Angeles, CA CONNECTICUT Jeremy Merz Policy Advocate Nichole Strack California Chamber of Commerce Executive Director 1000 Friends of Connecticut Ron Sundergill Hartford, CT Sr. Director, Pacific Region National Parks Conservation Association MaryEllen Thibodeau San Francisco, CA President Bike Walk Connecticut COLORADO Debra Greenwood Audrey DeBarros CEO/President Executive Director Center for Women and Families of 36 Commuting Solutions Eastern Fairfield County Louisville, CO Bridgeport, CT

Deven Meininger Mary Tomolonius Multi Modal Specialist Executive Director City of Durango Connecticut Association for Community Durango, CO Transportation Canton, CT

13 Molly McKay Julie Gould Transportation Chair Senior Vice President Connecticut Chapter of Sierra Club Mercy Housing Mystic, CT Washington, DC

Lori Brown Douglas Franklin Executive Director Marketing Specialist Connecticut League of Conservation Metropolitan Washington Council of Voters Education Fund Governments Hartford, CT Washington, DC

Mark Abraham Jason Pavluchuk Steering Committee Member President Connecticut Livable Streets Campaign Pavluchuk & Associates Washington, DC Jill Kely Co‐Chair Jason Broehm Connecticut‐Citizens Transportation Chair Lobby Streetcars4DC Washington, DC Andy McDonald ConnPIRG Policy Advisor Paul Dean Connectiut Public Interest Research Vice President Group TransitCenter Washington, DC Barbara Kalosky President David Holder North East Transportation Co. Inc. Owner Waterbury, CT William Lewis House, LLC Washington, DC Karen Burnaska Coordinator FLORIDA Transit for Connecticut Monroe, CT Charles G. Pattison, FAICP President and CEO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1000 Friends of Florida Tallahassee, FL Advancement Project Washington, DC Jeffrey Lewin business development manager Theron White All Area Bicycle Manager Boynton Beach, FL Copenhaver, Inc . Washington, DC

14 Darla Letourneau Gloria Katz Steering Group Member Founder BikeWalkLee Smart Growth Partnership Sanibel, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL

Susan Stechnij Terry Stick Board Member Vice President Citizens 4 Transit The Stick Group West Palm Beach, FL Florida

Patricia Zeiler Brian Seel Managing Director Chairman Downtown Fort Lauderdale TMA TRANSITion Tampa Bay Fort Lauderdale, FL Tampa, FL

Brad Ashwell GEORGIA Advocate Florida Public Interest Research Group Ashley Robbins President Wes Watson Citizens for Progressive Transit Executive Director Atlanta, GA Florida Public Transportation Association Tampa, FL Richard Mendoza Commissioner of Public Works John Hopkins City of Atlanta Executive Director Atlanta, GA Green Mobility Network The Honorable Mayor Robert Reichert Miami, FL City of Macon, GA Macon, GA Denis Eirikis Communications Manager Environmental Justice Resource Center IM4Transit Campaign Atlanta, GA Tampa, FL Jessica Wilson William Shrout Georgia PIRG Program Associate Supervisor Georgia Public Interest Research Group Lee Tran Fort Myers, FL Transit Riders Union Jobs With Justice Atlanta, GA G. Seth Platt Project Manager IOWA LSN Partners Fort Lauderdale, FL LaVon Griffieon Interim Executive Director 1000 Friends of Iowa Des Moines, IA

15 Sonia Ashe John Murray Iowa PIRG Advocate Mobility Manager Dist 2 Iowa Public Interest Research Group CTAI Lewiston, ID IDAHO Carl Root Lisa Brady District 2 Representative Co‐director District 2 Public Transportation Advisory Ada Bike Alliance Commission Ada, ID Idaho

Jim Buffington Rachel Winer Manager Executive Director Ada County Highway District Idaho Smart Growth Garden City, ID Boise, ID

Linda Hieter Steven Wolper Board Chair Board Member Canyon Area Bus Service Mountain Rides Transportation Authority Riggins, ID Ketchum, ID

Gary Segers Dave Hunt Founder Transit Director Citizens for an Open Greenbelt Pocatello Regional Transit Garden City, ID Pocatello, ID

Shannon Grow Marion Johnson Transit Manager Director City of Lewiston Selkirks‐Pend Oreille Transit Lewiston, ID Dover, ID

Gary J. Riedner Kelli Fairless City Supervisor Executive Director City of Moscow, ID Valley Regional Transit Meridian, ID Clifton Warren District 1 Mobility Manager ILLINOIS CTAI Sandpoint, ID Ron Burke Executive Director Heather Wheeler Active Transportation Alliance Executive Director Chicago, IL Community Transportation Association of Idaho (CTAI) Boise, ID

16 Dwayne Lawrence Mary Kay Christopher President/CEO Owner Affordable Housing Consortium, Inc. MKC Associates Chicago, IL Berwyn, IL

Bruce Ratain Will Tanzman Clean Energy Associate Co‐Executive Director Environment Illinois Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation Kim Green Chicago, IL President GFI Genfare Jeff Worley Elk Grove, IL Sr. Business Analyst United Airlines Phil Hanegraaf Chicago , IL Vice President HNTB Robert W. Guy Chicago, IL State Legislative Director United Transportation Union‐Illinois Brian Imus Legislative Board Director Chicago, IL Illinois PIRG Chicago, IL Steve Schlickman Executive Director Mike Pitula University of Illinois at Chicago Urban Organizer Transportation Center Little Village for Environmental Justice Chicago , IL Organization Chicago, IL Valerie Kretchmer President Sam Smith Valerie S. Kretchmer Associates, Inc. Legislative Affairs Officer Evanston, IL Metra Commuter Rail Chicago Chicago, IL Tom Zucker Executive director Peter Skosey Voluntary Action Center of DeKalb County Vice President Sycamore, IL Metropolitan Planning Council Chicago, IL INDIANA

Richard Harnish Jamie Palmer Executive Director Legislative Chair Midwest High Speed Rail Association American Planning Association Indiana Chapter Indianapolis, IN

17 Kent McDaniel Kevin Whited Vice Chairman Executive Director Bloomington Public Transportation INDYCOG Corporation, Board of Directors Indianapolis, IN Bloomington, IN Elaine McGuire Thomas Tokarski Transportation Manager President Janus Developmental Services Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads Noblesville, IN Bloomington, IN Becky Allen Mindy Martynowicz Director of Transportation Executive Director Johnson County Association for Retarded Fulton County Council on Aging Citizens/ Access Johnson County Rochester, IN Franklin, IN

Kim Irwin Matt Boren Executive Director General Manager Health by Design Kosciusko Area Bus Service Indianapolis, IN Warsaw, IN

Jesse Kharbanda Beverly Ferry Executive Director CEO Hoosier Environmental Council Living Well in Wabash County CoA, Inc. Indianapolis, IN Wabash, IN

Amelia Miller Jerrold Bridges Chair Executive Director Indiana Citizens' Alliance for Transit Madison County Council of Governments Indianapolis, IN Anderson, IN

Jamie Palmer Kevin Crawford Chair Vice Chair Indiana Land Use Consortium South Shore Trails Indianapolis, IN East Chicago, IN

Kent McDaniel Meg Storrow Executive Director President Indiana Transportation Association Storrow Kinsella Associates Bloomington, IN Indianapolis, IN

Lori Miser Executive Director Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization Indianapolis, IN

18 KANSAS Kalila Barnett Executive Director Sarah Krom Alternatives for Community and Transportation Coordinator Environment Sunflower Diversified Services Boston, MA Great Bend, KS Gretchen M. Ashton LOUISIANA President Ashton Associates Inc. Advocates for Environmental Human Boston, MA Rights New Orleans, LA Steven E. Miller Director Anne Timmons‐Harris Boston GreenRoutes Owner Boston, MA A.R.T. New Orleans, LA Nancy Goodman VP for Policy Paul Brumfield Environmental League of Massachusetts President Baton Rouge Rider's Advisory Group Joan Tighe (BRRAG) Coordinator Baton Rouge, LA Fairmount/Indigo Line CDC Collaborative Boston, MA Linda Stone New Orleans Program & Operations Pamela Bender Director Senior Organizer Global Green USA Massachusetts Association of CDCs New Orleans, LA Boston, MA

Marla Newman David Watson Executive Director Executive Director Louisiana Housing Alliance Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Baton Rouge, LA Boston, MA

MASSACHUSETTS Elizabeth Weyant Staff Attorney Monica G. Tibbits MASSPIRG Executive Director Boston, MA 128 Business Council Waltham, MA Howard Ostroff Principal Ace‐Transit Riders Union StarTran Software Boston, MA Dedham, MA

19 Zachary Tucker Robert Goldman Founder President Students Against T Cuts Montgomery Housing Partnership Boston, MA Silver Spring, MD

Wendy Landman David Reznick Executive Director Chairman WalkBoston Reznick Group Boston, MA Bethesda, MD

MARYLAND Jeffrey Stern Principal Dru Schmidt‐Perkins Riverside Advisors, LLC Executive Director Baltimore, MD 1000 Friends of Maryland Baltimore, MD Kent Watkins CEO Paul Graziano TOD Associates Housing Commissioner Bethesda, MD City of Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Development MAINE Baltimore, MD Tony Donovan Chelsea Arkin Founding member Enterprise Green Communities Maine Rail Transit Coaltion Enterprise Community Partners Portland, ME Baltimore, MD MICHIGAN Ronald J. Wilson Director of Housing Initiatives Jill Drury Enterprise Homes, Inc. Manager Baltimore, MD Charlevoix County Transit Boyne City, MI Mark Counselman Founder Bulkowski Friends of the Charles St. Trolley Executive Director Baltimore, MD Disability Advocates of Kent County Grand Rapids, MI Rohit Patel, CEO Intelect Corporation Michele McGowen Baltimore, MD Co‐Chair Friends of Transit for Kalamazoo County Jenny Levin Kalamazoo, MI Maryland Public Interest Research Group

20 Tom Manderscheid Arnold Weinfeld Transportation Director Director, Strategic Initiatives and Federal Harbor Transit Affairs Grand Haven, MI Michigan Municipal League Lansing, MI John Drury Administrator Meghan Hess MASSTrans Michigan Public Interest Research Group Bay City, MI Clark Harder Marie Donigan Executive Director Consultant Michigan Public Transit Association McKenna Associates Owosso, MI Royal Oak, MI Peter Hughes Ron Schalow Sustainable Development Specialist Executive Director Michigan State Housing Development Mecosta Osceola Transit Authority Authority Big Rapids, MI Lansing, MI

Robert Tischbein Richard Murphy Chairman Transportation Director Michigan Association of Railroad Michigan Suburbs Alliance Passengers Ferndale, MI Livonia, MI John Swatosh Tim Fischer Deputy General Manager Administration Deputy Policy Director SMART Michigan Environmental Council Detroit, MI Lansing, MI Kimberly O'Haver Jim Lively President Program Director Transportation Management, Inc. Michigan Land Use Institute St. Joseph, MI Traverse City, MI Megan Owens Daniel Luria Executive Director Vice President Research Transportation Riders United Michigan Manufacturing Technology Detroit, MI Center Plymouth, MI MINNESOTA

Russ Adams Executive Director Alliance for Metropolitan Stability Minneapolis, MN

21 Bill Neuendorf Mr. Jon Wertjes, PE, PTOE Director of Advocacy Director of Traffic & Parking Services Transit for Livable Communities City of Minneapolis Saint Paul, MN Minneapolis, MN MISSOURI Jim Heilig Director of Administration and Planning Kim Cella Duluth Transit Authority Executive Director Duluth, MN Citizens for Modern Transit St. Louis, MO Ethan Fawley Transportation Policy Director Eric Friedman Fresh Energy President St. Paul, MN Housing and Community Solutions St. Louis, MO Doran Schrantz Executive Director Kite Singleton ISAIAH Chair Minneapolis, MN Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance Kansas City, MO James L. Erkel Director, Land Use and Transportation Steve Blackledge Program MOPIRG Policy Advisor Minnesota Center for Environmental Missouri Public Interest Research Group Advocacy Saint Paul, MN Ann Mac Executive Director Tony Kellen Trailnet President St. Louis, MO Minnesota Public Transit Association St. Cloud, MN MONTANA

Margaret Donahoe Darlene Tussing Executive Director Proprietor Minnesota Transportation Alliance Active Transportation Alternatives St. Paul, MN Billings, MT

Jessica Treat Nancy Wilson Executive Director Director St. Paul Smart Trips ASUM Transportation, The University of St. Paul, MN Montana Missoula, MT

22 David Kack John Wolverton Coordinator Member / Volunteer Big Sky Transportation District Missoula Advocates for Sustainable Bozeman, MT Transportation Missoula, MT Nash Emrich President Jason Wiener BikeNet Alderman Billings, MT Missoula City Council Missoula, MT Bill Cochran Chair Jean Belangie‐Nye Bozeman Area Bicycle Advisory Board Chair Bozeman, MT Missoula‐Lolo Trail Committee Lolo, MT Sam Haraldson Chairman Bob Maffit Bozeman Bike Kitchen Executive Director Bozeman, MT MT Independent Living Program Helena, MT John Rundquist, PE Director of Public Works Barbara Schneeman City of Helena, Montana Director, Communication & Advocacy Helena, MT RiverStone Health Billings, MT Bob Jaffe Alderman NORTH CAROLINA City of Missoula City Council Ward 3 Missoula, MT Michael Sule Founder Lisa Ballard Asheville on Bikes President Asheville, NC Current Transportation Solutions Bozeman, MT Jeffrey Wharton President Ed Gulick IMPulse NC LLC Architect Mount Olive, NC High Plains Architects Billings, MT Allison Cairo NCPIRG Policy Advisor Melanie Reynolds North Carolina Public Interest Research Health Officer Group Lewis and Clark City‐County Health Department The Honorable Mayor Gary T. Knox Former Mayor Town of Cornelius, NC

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NORTH DAKOTA Jim Nicholson Executive Director Robin Werre New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition Executive Director Ramsey, NJ BIS‐MAN Transit Bismarck, ND Peter Kasabach Executive Director Dale Bergman New Jersey Future Transportation Superintendent Trenton, NJ Grand Forks Cities Area Transit Grand Forks, ND Jennifer Kim Advocate Kim Adair New Jersey Public Interest Research Transit Section Program Manager Group (NJPIRG) North Dakota Department of Trenton, NJ Transportation Rev. R. Lenton Buffalo Jr. Pam Landsem President Director New Jersey Regional Coalition Walsh County Public Transportation Walsh County, ND Lucy Vandenberg Executive Director NEW HAMPSHIRE PlanSmart NJ Trenton, NJ Addie Shankle New Hampshire Public Interest Research Dan Fatton Group Chairperson Trenton Cycling Revolution NEW JERSEY Trenton, NJ

Barbara Armand NEW MEXICO President Armand Corporation Chainbreaker Collective Cherry Hill, NJ Santa Fe, NM

Doug O'Malley Mary Lou Kemp Field Director Director Environment New Jersey Clovis Area Transit System Trenton, NJ Portales, NM

Michael Groh Eric Johnson Sr. Program Coordinator Secretary National Transit Institute New Mexico Chapter of the American New Brunswick, NJ Planning Association

24 Jon Bulthuis Kimberly Pettit President President New Mexico Passenger Transportation BikeLid LLC Association New York

Alexander Corkett Mary A. Donch NMPIRG Program Associate Vice General Chairman New Mexico Public Interest Research BLE&T Metro‐North General Committee Group New Rochelle, NY

Deanza Sapien Brittny Saunders Rio Grande Chapter‐New Mexico Sierra Senior Advocate Club Center for Social Inclusion New York, NY NEW YORK Michelle Gavin Chuck Wochele Director of Transit V.P. Industry & Government Relations City of Beloit Transit Alstom Transportation Beloit, NY New York COMMUTE Willie Moorer New York, NY Union Rep./Bus Operator ATU Local #1056 Mark Ginsberg Rosedale, NY Partner Curtis + Ginsberg Architects Mark Gerling New York, NY FST Local ATU Local #1321 DaShawn Pretlow Albany, NY CEO & Founder DP Regional Transport Service Vincent Crehan Brooklyn, NY President/ BA ATU Local #1342 Peter Fleischer Buffalo, NY Executive Director Empire State Future Jacques Chapman Albany, NY President ATU Local #282 Scott Sopczyk Rochester, NY Transportation Dir. Greater Glens Falls Transit Chuck Watson Glen Falls, NY IVP ATU of Syracuse Syracuse, NY

25 Maxine Finkelstein Mike Governale Senior Transportation Analyst Director IEI Reconnect Rochester New York, NY Rochester, NY

Susan Gilbert Robert D. Yaro President President Interactive Elements Inc. Regional Plan Association New York, NY New York, NY

Patti Bourne Joshua A. Sannar Executive Vice President Sustainable Business Practices Kimmel Housing Development Coordinator Foundation Rochester Institute of Technology New York Rochester, NY

Jeremie Greer Roxanne Warren Senior Policy Officer Principal Local Initiatives Support Corporation RWA Architects/vision42 (LISC) New York New York, NY Richard Clements New York City Environmental Justice Eastern Regional Manager Alliance Tolar Manufacturing Company Inc. New York, NY Williamsville, NY

Judy Calogero Rosemary Mascali CEO Manager New York Housing Conference Transit Solutions Saratoga Springs & New York City, NY Manhasset, NY

Jeff Jones Paul Steely White Director Executive Director New York State Apollo Alliance Transportation Alternatives Albany, NY New York, NY

Gene Russianoff Steven Higashide Senior Attorney Federal Advocate NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign Tri‐State Transportation Campaign New York, NY New York, NY

Elena Conte Frank Hotchkiss Organizer for Public Policy Campaigns District Political Coordinator Pratt Center for Community Development United Steelworkers of Buffalo Brooklyn, NY Buffalo, NY

26 UPROSE Edward W Schock New York, NY Councilman City of Riverside Eric Alexander Riverside, OH Executive Director Vision Long Island Joseph Calabrese Northport, NY General Manager Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Dan Neuburger Authority President Commuter Services Cleveland, OH WageWorks New York, NY Robert K. Pfaff Executive Director & Secretary Treasurer WE ACT for Environmental Justice METRO Regional Transit Authority New York, NY Akron, OH

Maria C. Garcia Len Montgomery Board Director Ohio PIRG Organizing Director WTS International Ohio Public Interest Research Group New York, NY Bill Lowe OHIO Transit Director Ottawa County Transportation Agency Janice C Monks (OCTA) President/CEO Oak Harbor, OH American Association of Service Coordinators Ohio Carrie Handy Chief Planner Brian Higgins Sandusky Transit System Principal Sandusky, OH Arch City Development Group Columbus, OH OKLAHOMA

Matthew M. Dutkevicz Wayne Wickham Assistant General Manager Manager of Operations Butler County Regional Transit Authority Cleveland Area Rapid Transit Hamilton, OH Norman, OK

Mike Scholl Tom Elmore Director Chairman Chillicothe Transit System Oklahoma Transportation Options Chillicothe, OH Moore, OK

27 Elaine Meek Chair Adolph "Val" Valfre, Jr. Transit Matters Executive Director Tulsa, OK Housing Authority of Washington County, Oregon OREGON Hillsboro, OR

Jason Miner Carolyn Harvey Executive Director Healthy Communities Program 1000 Friends of Oregon Coordinator Portland, OR Jefferson County Public Health Department Donald Leap Oregon President Association of Oregon Rail and Transit Daniel Kinkler Advocates Chair Portland, OR Lane County Young Democrats Springfield, OR Rob Sadowsky Executive Director Ron Kilcoyne Bicycle Transportation Alliance General Manager Portland, OR Lane Transit District Eugene, OR The Honorable Mayor Denny Doyle City of Beaverton The Honorable Mayor Kitty Piercy Beaverton, OR City of Eugene Eugene, OR Mara Gross Policy Director The Honorable Mayor Sam Adams Coalition for a Livable Future City of Portland Portland, OR Portland, OR

C. Scott Richman Tom Hughes Senior Associate Metro Council President David Evans and Associates, Inc. Metro Regional Government Portland, OR Portland, OR

Stuart Liebowitz Beth Ann Beamer Facilitator Director, Community Health Douglas County Global Warming Coalition Mountain View Hospital Roseburg, OR Madras, OR

Sami Fournier Owner Element Exercise Bend, OR

28 Kelly Rodgers Michael Mehaffy Program Manager Executive Director North American Sustainable Sustasis Foundation Transportation Council Portland, OR Oregon Action Portland, OR David Brook Managing Partner Christine Hagerbaumer Team Red US Deputy Director Portland, OR Oregon Environmental Council Portland, OR Chandra Brown President Dave Rosenfeld United Streetcar Executive Director Oregon Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) Todd Borkowitz Legislative Committee CoChair Jonathan Ostar Willamette Pedestrian Coalition Director Portland, OR Organizing People‐Activating Leaders‐ Bus Riders Unite PENNSYLVANIA Portland, OR Bijan Pashanamaei Rick Finn Senior Vice President Federal Affairs Manager AECOM Port of Portland (Oregon) Pennsylvania Portland, OR Patrick McMahon Allan Pollock President/Business Agent General Manager Amalgamated Transit Union Salem‐Keizer Transit Pittsburgh, PA Salem, OR Christopher J. Menna, P.E. Ray Burstedt Region 2 Governor President American Society of Civil Engineers SEDCOR Philadelphia, PA Salem, OR John R. Clark Kate Wells Manager, Aftermarket Sales Department Director of Community Outreach Bombardier Transportation St. Charles Health System Pittsburgh, PA Bend, OR Hugh A. Mose General Manager Centre Area Transportation Authority State College, PA

29 The Honorable Deputy Mayor Rina Cutler Anne Moore Deputy Mayor, Transportation and Treasurer Utilities Human Relations Council of Greater West City of Philadelphia Chester West Chester, PA Joseph Minott Executive Director George Wolff Clean Air Council Founder Philadelphia, PA Keystone Transportation Funding Coaliation John Nawn Palmyra, PA Executive Vice President Czop/Specter Richard Kline Pennsylvania President Klintech LLC David Bennett Kennett Square, PA Chairman Delaware County Cycling Committee of Stanley Strelish the BCGP Executive director Lansdowne, PA LCTA Kingston, PA Cecile Charlton Executive Director Angela N. Murray AICP Delaware County TMA Assistant Director, Building & Planning Media, PA Lower Merion Township Ardmore, PA Andy Sharpe Communications Director Thomas R. Tulip Delaware Valley Association of Rail Executive Director Passengers (DVARP) Mercer County Transit Operations Philadelphia, PA Hermitage, PA

Molly Duffy Mark Alisesky President Assistant Vice President Earthsmart Consulting Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Peter Mazzeo Chris Jandoli Project Manager Supervising Transportation Planner HNTB Parsons Brinckerhoff Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Alana Miller Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group

30 Peter Javsicas Kevin L. Johnson Executive Director President Pennsylvanians for Transportation Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Solutions (PenTrans) Phoenixville, PA Philadelphia, PA Tanya Seaman Dave Petrucci Principal Principal Transformative Consulting Petrucci Consulting, LLC Philadelphia, PA Media, PA Michael Sypolt Chris Sandvig Owner Regional Policy Manager TransitGuru Limited Pittsburgh Connunity Reinvestment Pittsburgh, PA Group Pittsburgh, PA Carol Martsolf Legislative Outreach Chair Michael Veltri WTS Philadelphia Manager Philadelphia, PA Port Authority of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA RHODE ISLAND

John Nawn Bari George Vice President President PSPE Pennsylvania Bike Newport Newport, RI Dennis Winters Conservation Chair Susan Marcus Sierra Club ‐ Southeast PA Group Board Member Philadelphia, PA DOT Watch Rhode Island Jacquelynn Puriefoy‐Brinkley Chair Jef Nickerson Southeastern Pennsylvania First Suburbs President Project Greater City: Providence Lansdowne, PA Providence, RI

Court Gould John Flaherty Executive Director Director of Research & Communications Sustainable Pittsburgh Grow Smart Rhode Island Pittsburgh, PA Providence, RI Seth Handy Thomas Frawley Principal Principal Handy Law LLC Thomas E Frawley Consulting, LLC Providence, RI Berwyn, PA

31 Ross Cann, RA Karen Walton Chairman General Manager Newport Architectural Forum Sioux Area Metro Newport, RI Sioux Falls, SD

Ryan Pierannunzi Barb Ballensky Rhode Island Public Interest Research Transit Director Group (RIPIRG) Vermillion Public Transit Vermillion, SD Abel Collins Program Manager Pam Kwasniewski Sierra Club Rhode Island Director Watertown Area Transit, Inc. Patricia Hval Watertown, SD Chair Westerly Peak Oil Task Force TENNESSEE Westerly, RI Dylon Walker SOUTH CAROLINA Assistant Joplin Management Andrew Meeker Nashville, TN Urban Designer City of Greenville Liza Joffrion Principal SOUTH DAKOTA multiModal Research, LLC Nashville, TN Carol Seuret Executive Director Ralph Schulz Community Transit, Inc. President and CEO Sisseton, SD Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Nashville, TN Brenda Paradis Palace Transit Paul Ballard Mitchell, SD CEO Nashville MTA Mark D Klumph Sr Nashville, TN Executive Director People's Transit Lora Baulsir Huron, SD General Manager Regional Transportation Authority Winnie Jo Jons Nashville, TN Transit Director ROCS Transit Lake Andes, SD

32 Debbie Henry David Crossley Executive Director President The TMA Group‐Franklin Transit Houston Tomorrow Authority Houston, TX Franklin, TN John S. Kulpa, PhD Ed Cole Regional Transit Manager Executive Director Jacobs Engineering Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee San Antonio, TX Nashville, TN Martha Sanchez Cliff Lippard Coordinator of Organizers Board President La Union del Pueblo Entero Transit Now Nashville Alton, TX Nashville, TN People Organized in Defense of the Earth Steven Sondheim and her Resources Coordinator Austin, TX Citizens for Transportation Reform Memphis, TN Ann Williams Cass Executive Director David Kleinfelter Proyecto Azteca President San Juan, TX Walk/Bike Nashville Nashville, TN Kay Warhol Steering Committee Chair Ted Cornelius RichmondRail.org Executive Director Houston, TX YMCA of Middle Tennessee Nashville, TN Michael Seifert Coordinator TEXAS Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network Texas Francisco Flores Deacon Kristen Joyner Brownsville Diocese Executive Director Mission, TX South West Transit Association Fort Worth, TX David L Turney Chairman and CEO Dave Dobbs DRI Executive Director Dallas, TX Texas Association for Public Transportation

33 Melissa Cubria Michelle Krocker TexPIRG Advocate Executive Director Texas Public Interest Research Group Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance UTAH Rees Shearer Michael Allegra Chairman General Manager RAIL Solution Utah Transit Authority Emory, VA Salt Lake City, UT Tom Riddell Christian Schlegel Driver/ Manager President Transportation Centers, Inc. HCDC LLC Vienna, VA Park City, Utah Lisa Guthrie Andrew Gruber Executive Director Executive Director Virginia League of Conservation Voters Wasatch Front Regional Council Richmond, VA Salt Lake City, UT VERMONT VIRGINIA Meredith Birkett The Honorable Mayor Dwight Jones Acting General Manager City of Richmond CCTA Richmond, VA Burlington, VT

Amy Algarin Chapin Spencer Owner Executive Director A C Services Local Motion Richmond, VA Burlington, VT

Gary Dubour Brian Searles Director Secretary of Transportation Hampton Roads Public Transportation Vermont Agency of Transportation Alliance Montpelier, VT Norfolk, VA Christopher Parker Joel Yudken, Ph.D. Executive Director Principal Vermont Rail Action Network High Road Strategies, LLC Vermont‐wide, VT Arlington, VA

34 WASHINGTON Hilary Franz Executive Director Sarah Lewontin Futurewise Executive Director Washington Bellwether Housing Seattle, WA Harry Hoffman Executive Director Frank Trosset Housing Development Consortium of Owner Seattle‐King County Bo Zahn Brewing Company Seattle, WA Washington Marchelle Mertens Craig M. Benjamin Affordable Housing Associate Policy and Government Affairs Manager Imagine Housing Cascade Bicycle Club Kirkland, WA Seattle, WA David Leard John Hickman Principal Consultant Vice President InfraConsult LLC Catholic Housing Services Seattle, WA Washington Kristin Ryan Victor Colman Director Director Jonathan Rose Companies Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Dow Constantine Sondra Nielsen King County Executive Director of Consulting Services King County Common Ground Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Matt Sullivan Linda Hugo Associate Executive Director Mithun, Inc. Community Frameworks Seattle, WA Bremerton, WA Erika Straus‐Bowers Todd Morrow Resident Services Manager Chief, Strategic Communications Mt. Baker Housing Association Community Transit Seattle, WA Everett, WA Michelle Morlan MJ Kiser Director Program Director National Development Council Compass Housing Alliance Seattle, WA Seattle, WA

35 Paul Bay Dulcie Claassen Principal Vice President Paul N. Bay, P.E., Transportation Washington Community Reinvestment Consultant Association Redmond, WA Seattle, WA

Sherwin Lee Sasha Rosen Associate Editor WashPIRG Organizing Director Seattle Transit Blog Washington Public Interest Research Seattle, WA Group

Joni Earl Melinda Giovengo Chief Executive Officers Executive Director Sound Transit YouthCare Seattle, WA Seattle, WA

Connie Brown WISCONSIN Executive Director Tacoma Pierce County Afffordable Steve Hiniker Housing Consortium Executive Director Tacoma, WA 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Madison, WI Andrew Austin Field Director Michael H. McCoy Transportation Choices President Seattle, WA All Aboard Wisconsin Madison, WI Dan Burden Executive Director William Sell Walkable and Livable Communities Co‐Founder Institute Bay View Neighborhood Association Port Townsend, WA Milwaukee, WI

Elizabeth Rinehart Tim J. Sheehan Project Manager Executive Director Walsh Constructon Co CIL for Western Wisconsin Seattle, WA Menomonie, WI

Jane Moore Lynn Gilles Executive Director Transit Manager Washington Coalition for Promoting Fond du Lac Area Transit Physical Activity Fond du Lac, WI Tacoma, WA

36 Elizabeth Wessel Owner Jay Timmerman Green Concierge Travel LLC Member at large Madison, WI Wisconsin Association of Rail Passengers Middleton, WI Steven Cupery UniServ Director Robert Fisher Lakewood UniServ Secretary Shorewood, WI Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers Susan De Vos La Crosse, WI President Madison Area Bus Advocates Sarah Baebler Madison, WI Vice President Wisconsin Parents of Blind Children Christopher Spahr Janesville, WI Planning Associate Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Kyle Bailey Madison, WI Program Associate WISPIRG Milwaukee Transit Riders Union Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI WEST VIRGINIA Joyce Tang Boyland Coordinator The Honorable Mayor John Manchester New Urban Friends City of Lewisburg, West Virginia Milwaukee, WI Lewisburg, WV

Jennifer Wenzel John David Secretary Executive Director NFB of Wisconsin Southern Appalachian Labor School Janesville, WI Oak Hill, WV

Daniel Mager Gary Zuckett Principal Executive Director Staples Marketing WV Citizen Action Group Pewaukee, WI Charleston, WV

Deborah Wetter WYOMING General Manager Valley Transit Josh Jones Appleton, WI Traffic Engineer Wyoming Local Technical Assistance Chelsea Reilly Program President Laramie, WY Wisconsin Association of Blind Students

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