SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During Mobility 21’s first-ever legislative dinner in Sacramento, “Rolling out the Red Carpet for Champions of Transportation,” infrastructure and business leaders from Southern California will honor Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Senator Bill Emmerson and Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal for their leadership on transportation issues.
“Mobility 21 brings together transportation stakeholders ranging from transportation providers, business leaders, elected officials and members of the public all with the goal of bringing increased investment to transportation to help us spend less time in traffic, breathe better, have a more productive workforce and spend more time with our friends and families,” said Anne Mayer, Mobility 21 Chairwoman and Executive Director of the Riverside County Transportation Commission. “We can’t accomplish our mission without the support of our elected leaders. Mobility 21 is fortunate to have these legislators leading the charge on transportation issues.”
This year, Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has worked tirelessly to make meaningful reforms to the California Environmental Equality Act to eliminate the abuse of California’s environmental laws. As Chair of the Transportation and Housing Committee, Senator Mark DeSaulnier has championed transportation issues to ensure the greatest return on the state’s infrastructure investment. This year, Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee Bonnie Lowenthal authored Assembly Bill 574, which would establish a regional competitive grant program for cap and trade revenue for projects that combine transportation investments with local land use changes. This program would ensure that every region in the state receives its fair share, per capita, of sustainable communities funding and that localities be able to decide how best to use those funds. Senator Bill Emmerson’s leadership has helped secure design-build and public-private partnership authorization, helping Southern California deliver much-needed transportation projects sooner.
More than 100 transportation professionals, business leaders and elected officials are expected to attend the event. Award winners unable to attend include Governor Jerry Brown, Senator Alex Padilla, Speaker of the Assembly John Pérez and Congressman Juan Vargas.
Mobility 21 is a nonprofit, nonpartisan and multimodal transportation advocacy coalition that brings together business, community leaders and transportation providers to support increased investment in transportation throughout Southern California. The coalition annually hosts the largest one-day transportation conference in California. The Summit, "Connecting the Dots: Linking Infrastructure, Education & Healthcare," will be held this year on Oct. 29 at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live. For more information about Mobility 21, visit http://www.mobility21.com.
