Planning for Choice, Mobility & Livability

APA on TEA-21 Reauthorization

This year Congress will vote on reauthorization of the nation's surface transportation law, TEA-21. The new law will have a dramatic impact on planning and community livability. APA believes reauthorization is an important opportunity to improve the link between transportation and land use. APA's platform for reauthorization is centered on four key principles:

• Building on the Foundation of ISTEA & TEA-21
• Promoting Innovation & Efficiency
• Advancing Choice & Sustainability
• Ensuring Access & Equity

Read APA's Policy Recommendations
APA's convened a special task force to consider key issues to be addressed in the reauthorization of TEA-21. Read their recommendations and suggested policy changes concerning this landmark legislation.

APA's Policy Recommendation Brochure
APA's policy platform for TEA-21 has been condensed to a brochure format. This document is an excellent way to communicate planning principles for reauthorization to elected officials. Read about the connections made between planning and transportation through successful case studies.

Take Part in TEA3 Advocacy
APA has been tracking TEA-21 but now needs your help in telling Congress that support for planning and transit is essential to creating a successful reauthorization and better communities. Click here to find the key committee members in your state, talking points, and more.

Destination 2030, Puget Sound Region, Washington State

Regional Transportation Plan, Atlanta, Georgia

Mountain View, California

Alaska 2020-Anchorage Bowl Comprehensive Plan, Anchorage, Alaska

APA's May 2003 Legislative and Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., included vital debate about transportation policy and its implications for making great communities happen.

Click here to find our what our members and allies did in the nation's capital.

How To Make TEA-21 Even Better
The Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) recently released a report of specific project recommendations for the Reauthorization of TEA-21. APA is on the Steering Committee for STPP.

Click here to read the report.

Smart Growth Policy Guide
APA develops policies that represent the collective thinking of our members, and represents a collective view on both positions of principle and practice. Adopted last year, the Smart Growth Policy Guide addresses five specific motions of policy, one of them being Transportation and Land Use.

Click here to read the policy motions that APA believes are key when linking smart growth and transportation.

Other Links
Click here to explore the websites of government agencies as well as other organizations involved in shaping the reauthorization of the nations surface transportation policy.