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Bipartisan Policy Center to Host Bridge-Builder Breakfast on Transportation Spending in An Age of Fiscal Crisis
February 22, 2010The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) will host a panel discussion, "Difficult Choices: Transportation Spending in An Age of Fiscal Crisis," with leading transportation stakeholders and experts on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The discussion will focus on how to make wise transportation investments given the current fiscal condition of the federal government. Panelists will discuss the impacts these investments have on jobs, as well as their broader economic, energy, and environmental effects. The conversation will directly address how to make transportation investments more strategic, accountable, and able to demonstrate positive impacts rather than just associated costs. A series presented by the BPC, Bridge-Builder Breakfasts highlight institutions and individuals who are reaching across political lines to solve critical challenges facing the country. At a time when partisan conflicts often attract the most attention, the BPC is committed to creating a forum for those who, despite differing views, are willing to collaborate in order to advance the common good. Full release.