The Transportation Committee works to help APWA members exchange ideas, improve management, and learn about new developments in transportation public works practices. Our committee’s members, liaison representatives, and friends come from public agencies and private practice at local, state, and federal levels; they deal with all modes and aspects of transportation system development and management. We maintain productive partnerships with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and participate with other APWA groups to address issues of national transportation policy and legislation that influence local and regional public works.

The committee itself has six members appointed to staggered two-year terms; a link to the roster of our current members is included below. We take responsibility for the annual transportation issue of the APWA Reporter magazine, the development of education sessions at APWA’s annual Congress, and development of other educational tools.

To expand participation and the scope of our activities, we establish subcommittees to address specific topics of importance to APWA’s members. These subcommittees work actively with members drawn from APWA and other organizations:

• Road Safety Subcommittee—develops strategies, information and education tools, and policy and position statements to assists APWA members to improve road safety and reduce the frequency and severity of serious crashes in their jurisdictions.
• Winter Maintenance Subcommittee—provides information and training in all aspects of winter maintenance; supports planning of APWA’s annual North American Snow Conference and other training events
• Sustainable Transportation Subcommittee –assists APWA members to acquire and maintain the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully manage public works infrastructure and deliver transportation services cost effectively

We invite you to take part in our activities. Get answers to your questions and share your own knowledge and experience with others online in the infoNOW Transportation Online Community. Work with our subcommittees and produce information and tools to help us all do better jobs. Tell us what is happening in your communities.

Email committee chair John T. Davis at jtdavis@jtafla.com

The Transportation Committee recommends that APWA members may find useful information by subscribing to the Transportation Research E-Newsletter, a free weekly electronic service offered by the Transportation Research Board. (TRB) The newsletter is designed to keep individuals up-to-date on TRB activities and to highlight selected federal and state transportation research and activities within the academic and international transportation communities. More than 31,000 people from around the world receive the E-Newsletter. To learn more, search previous editions, and subscribe, click here.

• Committee Roster
• PowerPoint Presentation addressing role of the committee [PPT]
• Business Plan [PDF]
• Meeting Summaries
• Newsletters
• Leadership Award
• Reinvest in Transportation

• APWA & FHWA Sign Partnership Agreement [PDF]
• APWA & FHWA Partnership Agreement [PDF]
• Photo of Richard Ridings (APWA) and Mary Peters (FHWA) [JPG]

• FWHA PowerPoint Presentation [PPT]

• FHWA Local Road Coordinators List [PDF]

Participate in discussions regarding this and other topics through:	Additional Resources:
	Road Safety Subcommittee Resource Center APWA Position Statements

Sustainable Transportation: This subcommittee is charged with working with the Transportatoin Committee to gather information and educate public works professionals about sustainable transportation practices in coordination with the APWA Center for Sustainability. Current areas of interest include: smart growth, complete streets, "green" standards for road projects, stormwater management for transportation projects, and cap and trade funding programs.

• Sustainable Transportation Subcommittee

• Providing information on winter maintenance to the APWA member communities
• Providing assistance to the APWA organization in the planning of North American Snow Conference and other training events.
• Serving as an advocacy group for the APWA communities in providing input with other groups that focus on winter maintenance issues.
• Assisting in the development of training materials that will benefit all agency snow fighters

• Winter Maintenance Subcommittee

Providing assistance to the APWA organization in the planning of North American Snow Conference and other training events. And established the, "Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award".

If you have interest in participating, please e-mail me at alemer@nas.edu.