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Mayor Eric Johnson Appointed Vice Chair for Transit of the United States Conference of Mayors Transportation and Communications Standing Committee
Dallas, TX - Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson was appointed Vice Chair for Transit of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Transportation and Communications Standing Committee. The appointment was made by Conference President Bryan Barnett of Rochester Hills, MI.
“I want to thank President Barnett for this appointment and for entrusting me with this leadership role,” said Johnson. “Cities and metropolitan areas are the foundation of our nation’s economy and robust transit service is a foundation of our cities and metropolitan areas. One of my top priorities is workforce development and improving mobility and access to opportunity for transit-dependent Dallasites, especially for those needing to get to and from employment.”
“We, at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) are excited to hear the news of Mayor Johnson’s appointment,” said Gary Thomas, DART’s president/executive director. "As a nation, we are at a critical juncture for the future of transit and transportation as the Congress has recently started discussions on the next bill to authorize surface transportation programs, and, most importantly, to develop a sustainable funding solution for the Highway Trust Fund. Mayor Johnson continues the work he started at the Texas State Legislature by championing mobility options that serve not only the residents of Dallas and North Texas, but across the nation,” said Thomas.
USCM is the official non-partisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,408 such cities in the country today. Each city is represented in the conference by its chief elected official, the mayor. Mayors collectively work through the conference’s standing committees to adopt policy resolutions.
During each annual conference in June, standing committees recommend policy positions they believe should be adopted by the organization. The policy resolutions adopted by the conference represent the views of the nation’s mayors and are distributed to the President of the United States and Congress. The USCM Transportation & Communications Standing Committee is chaired by Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere.
“I know many mayors throughout the nation recognize the importance of transit and I am eager to work with my fellow mayors and Congress on this US Conference of Mayors priority,” said Johnson.
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