The reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act (TEA-21)
promises to be one of the most significant pieces of environmental
legislation facing the 108th Congress. The transportation investment
choices this Congress makes will have profound effects on
development patterns, land use, and overall air and water quality
for years to come.
Heading
the Wrong Way on Surface Transportation Law
July 2003
Allies of the highway construction
and auto industries say that the transportation planning process,
with its requisite public review requirements, causes senseless
delays. This NRDC policy paper points out that fallacy of that
argument.
What
Should the New Federal Transportation Bill Look Like?
April 2003
To conserve air, water, energy,
wildlife habitat, historic places and landscape in addition to
improving mobility, the new legislation must prevent rollbacks of
environmental protections, ensure that a variety of projects are
funded and make minor modifications in the original law.
Stewardship,
Not Steamrolling: Improving Transportation Project
Delivery
March
2003
Environmental reviews help assure better
environmental stewardship, higher quality projects, and reliable
delivery schedules for transportation projects.
last revised 7.22.03
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