Advocacy and Education Center
ARTBA Environmental Legal Webinar
"Climate Change Legislation, Regulation and Litigation: What Does it Mean for the Transportation Industry?"
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Federal Court to Hear ARTBA vs. EPA Clean Air Act Lawsuit
20-minute webinar interview featuring ARTBA v. EPA lead attorney Lawrence J. Joseph.
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The ARTBA Transportation Development Legal Advocacy & Education Center (TDLAEC) is the only organization in the United States that exclusively focuses legal activities on helping ensure that approved state, regional and local transportation plans and projects move forward expeditiously.
It monitors and becomes involved in environmental and business issues that have the potential to impact the planning, design and/or construction of transportation infrastructure projects.
The Center recognizes that a successful legal advocacy and education program must be implemented in a variety of ways. Its effectiveness on behalf of the transportation design and construction industry derives from a comprehensive, five-part program:
- First, when appropriate, TDLAEC initiates litigation as a party plaintiff, taking on difficult cases that others might be reluctant to file or that no single organization or business could fight alone, head-to-head against government agencies and/or well-funded project opponents.
- Second, TDLAEC issues "amicus curiae" briefs to present compelling legal arguments and policy perspectives that often surpass the argumentation that lawyers for the involved parties are able to provide. A TDLAEC "friend-of-the-court" brief serves as a valuable tool in persuading courts about the integrity of the transportation planning and approval process and the resulting safety, mobility and economic benefits that come from highway and bridge improvement projects.
- Third, TDLAEC files detailed issue briefs and public comments with federal and state regulatory agencies on environmental and business-related issues that might adversely impact transportation development. TDLAEC ensures that a reasoned voice is heard on behalf of transportation development proponents.
- Fourth, TDLAEC features a media outreach program to ensure that the views of transportation advocates are accurately portrayed in the general, business and construction media.
- Fifth, TDLAEC conducts seminars and produces reports and publications to keep its members, the legal community and the media informed of litigation and regulatory developments that impact transportation development in the United States.
Support the Center
The Center relies on the financial support from transportation design and construction industry firms, industry executives, corporations, civic and business groups, chambers of commerce, associations and any other entities that support transportation development. Contact for more information on how to make a donation.