• 2167 Rayburn House Office Building
  
  
  

Purpose of the Hearing

The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met on Thursday, September 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building to receive testimony on the transportation planning process. This hearing is part of the Subcommittee's effort to prepare for the reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users ("SAFETEA-LU"), which expires on September 30, 2009. The Subcommittee heard from the mayor of a large city, a Deputy Secretary for Transportation Planning for a State department of transportation, an Executive Director and a Transportation Director for two different metropolitan planning organizations, a Planning Director for a mid-size city, and the Chair of the Executive Board of a multi-state transportation coalition.

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