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February 14, 2018
Travel Community Releases Priorities for Rebuilding U.S. Infrastructure
ÒAmerica was once the global leader of transportation and infrastructure innovation, from the development of the Interstate Highway System to the first commercial flight,Ó said U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow. ÒModern, efficient travel infrastructureÑincluding our roads, rails, highways, and airportsÑimproves quality of life, the economy and national security. Outdated, inefficient and deteriorating infrastructure is a drag on our economy and way of life, and thatÕs what U.S. travelers have dealt with over several decades.Ó Demand for travel to and within the U.S.Ñalready a $2.3 trillion industry that supports 15.3 million American jobsÑis growing, with corresponding potential to fuel an expansion of the U.S. economy and jobs base. However, chronic underinvestment in travel infrastructure has left the system woefully underequipped to meet that rising demand, putting at risk the tremendous economic benefits that would follow the full realization of that burgeoning travel demand. U.S. Travel will work to ensure that priorities aimed at supporting travel are a central component of the coming discussion on national infrastructure fixes. The priorities document identifies key, decades-long problems slowing down AmericaÕs ability to meet current and future travel demand, including growing highway congestion, inadequate airport infrastructure, outdated federal discretionary and formula funding structures, lack of connectivity, and mobility gaps. U.S. Travel outlines the following four strategic principles to guide federal infrastructure policies and investments:
The document also includes specific policy recommendations for meeting these principles. They include:
Said Dow: ÒItÕs time for the U.S. to think big again when it comes to transportation. We applaud President Trump for making significant upgrades in the nationÕs infrastructure a top policy objective, providing an unprecedented opportunity to make meaningful improvements to how people travel to and within our country. We hope the administration and Congress will draw guidance from these principles as a means to capture the maximum economic benefit from efforts to fix our countryÕs infrastructure.Ó Copyright 2018 U.S. Travel Association. All rights reserved. From https://www.ustravel.org.
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