Norton to Speak on Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, as Top Democrat on Highways and Transit Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, which will be writing a surface transportation reauthorization bill this year, will speak at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) legislative conference tomorrow, Tuesday,March 11, 2014 at 9:00 a.m., at the J.W. Marriot Hotel (1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW). At the event, Norton will discuss several issues, including pathways to funding the reauthorization bill, programmatic changes she will work for in the reauthorization, and the link between enhanced transit and economic development.
“With the surface transportation reauthorization, we face both an acknowledged crisis as well as opportunities to rebuild the nation’s aging infrastructure and transportation system,” said Norton. “The APTA legislative conference provides an important opportunity to continue the open dialogue with major stakeholders on the work we are doing and the steps we need to take to use the reauthorization bill to help rebuild our country.”
That evening, March 11, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., Norton will hold a roundtable discussion on issues facing the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), entitled Metro in Transition for 21st Century Riders: What is Needed and What to Expect, at One Judiciary Square (441 4th St. NW), in the Old Council Chambers on the first floor. The roundtable discussion will help Norton in her new role as the top Democrat on the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, and will be an opportunity for dialogue and discussion among some of the major stakeholders. The participants will be Richard Sarles, General Manager and CEO of WMATA; Klara Baryshev, Chair of the Tri-State Oversight Committee; Jackie L. Jeter, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689; and David Alpert, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Greater Greater Washington. Norton asks that D.C. residents submit questions they would like to see addressed at the roundtable to NortonMetroRoundtable@mail.house.gov. Residents should also include their name and address in their email.
Published: March 10, 2014