“STOP Highway Robbery!”
The “STOP Highway Robbery!” effort is aimed at preventing a diversion of much-needed transportation dollars from the State’s Transportation Trust Fund. Check out the materials posted below -- and join us (click here) as we encourage Governor Crist and Florida Legislators to do the right thing by STOPPING Highway Robbery! -- Douglas J. Callaway, FBT President
Click here to send Governor Crist, Lt. Governor Kottkamp, and your State Legislators an e-mail OPPOSING any proposed Highway Robbery.
Talking Points & Web Alerts
- "Don't Put the Brakes on Our Economy" by Doug Callaway, FBT
- "Transportation Trust Fund Dollars" by Gabe Sheheane, Florida Chamber
- Stop Highway Robbery Talking Points
- "More Infratructure Catastrophes Waiting to Happen" by Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- "Transportation Trust Fund in Jeopardy" by Gabe Sheheane, Florida Chamber
- “STOP Highway Robbery!” Web Alert - 8/8/07
- Governor Crist’s Memo
- Governor Crist’s Chart
Letters
- SWFTI Letter to Governor Crist
- SWFTI Letter to Senate President Pruitt
- SWFTI Letter to House Speaker Rubio
- ATU Letter to Governor Crist and Legislature
- LYNX Letter to Governor Crist
- Florida Chamber Letter to Governor Crist and Legislature
- FBT Letter to Governor Crist
- FBT Letter to Senate President Pruitt
- FBT Letter to House Speaker Rubio
- Bob Burleson’s FTBA letter to Governor Crist
- Bob Burleson’s FTBA letter to Senate President Pruitt
- Bob Burleson’s FTBA letter to House Speaker Rubio
News & Editorials
Report: Hundreds of state bridges in disrepair -- Nearly three weeks after the deadly Minnesota bridge collapse, we now know how safe Florida's bridges are. A report released late Friday shows hundreds of them need repairs. Read more . . .
Bridge collapse may have saved budget -- The collapse of a Minnesota bridge and the ensuing discussion of the state of the nation's infrastructure could help insulate Florida's transportation budget from cuts, lawmakers and other observers said. Read more . . .
More Infrastructure Catastrophes Waiting to Happen -- Exploding steam pipes ... collapsing bridges ... rolling blackouts. What more evidence do Americans require that our vast infrastructure needs must be met before additional catastrophes occur? Read more . . .
Feds, focus on home: We can afford safe bridges -- So now they tell us that 73,764 American bridges last year were rated "structurally deficient" - the same rating as the Interstate 35 bridge that collapsed last week in Minneapolis. Read more . . .
Bridging The Maintenance Gap -- Some of the nation's bridges need repairs to make them safe, but an emergency-investment plan recently offered by New York Sen. Hillary Clinton would be a bad deal for Florida. Read more . . .
Bridge collapse proves the U.S. needs to invest in infrastructure -- The collapse of a Minnesota bridge and the ensuing discussion of the state of the nation's infrastructure could help insulate Florida's transportation budget from cuts, lawmakers and other observers said. Read more . . .
Let's Rebuild America -- Last week I outlined the deplorable conditions of our nation's transportation, energy, and water infrastructure systems. Read more . . .
