Recent Streetsblog USA posts about AASHTO

Republicans Want to Hoard Transpo Money and Call It Deficit Reduction

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 3, 2011 | 8 Comments

Transportation advocates, from both the highway and transit lobbies, are up in arms about a proposed change to House rules governing transportation spending. It would jeopardize dedicated transportation funds by changing the rule requiring that a certain level of highway trust fund money be spent each year. According to a letter [PDF] sent to House leadership […]

Transit Industry and State DOTs Agree: Senate Climate Bill Needs ‘Rewrite’

By Elana Schor | May 19, 2010 | 5 Comments

The transit industry’s leading D.C. lobbying outlet today joined the umbrella group for state DOTs and two major construction groups to protest the Senate climate bill’s failure to set aside all of the revenue from its proposed new fuel fees for infrastructure projects — specifically, to the cash-strapped highway trust fund that is generally split, […]

Transit Industry to Join State DOTs in Blasting Senate Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2010 | 5 Comments

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is set to join the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and two construction interests tomorrow in protesting the Senate climate bill’s proposed diversion of new fuel fees away from infrastructure — an argument that puts the transit industry’s leading D.C. lobbying group squarely in the […]

AASHTO Stimulus Report Omits Jobs Data Comparing Transit With Roads

By Elana Schor | Feb 10, 2010 | 1 Comment

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the trade group representing state DOTs in Washington, yesterday unveiled a website and report billed as a one-year "progress report" on the White House’s $34.3 billion in formula-based transportation stimulus spending. (Photo: WBEZ) AASHTO’s report, citing data furnished to Congress, noted that 77 percent of […]

Highway Lobby: Obama DOT’s Transpo Goals ‘Not Appropriate’

By Elana Schor | Jul 2, 2009 | No Comments

The provisions the Obama administration wants to see added to an 18-month extension of current transportation law — adding up to $310 million for state and local planning — may look pretty minor to reform-minded voters. But they’re a bridge too far for the Washington highway lobby. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation […]