Contact:	Judith Espinosa, 246-6432 Michael Padilla, 277-1816
May 13, 2002 ESPINOSA TO TESTIFY AT U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING Judith Espinosa, director of the ATR Institute at the University of New Mexico, has been invited to testify at a hearing of the U. S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Wednesday, May 15. ATRI is a transportation research organization at UNM. Espinosa will be testifying as a member of the Board of Directors of the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) during the hearing titled “Transportation Planning and Smart Growth.” The STPP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting transportation policies and investments that make communities more livable. The ATR Institute and STPP have collaborated on various transportation projects in the past. The Congressional hearing will examine the current planning practices and innovative ideas on transportation planning and smart growth that promote both economic and sustainable development in connection with regional, state and local partners. Espinosa will address specific issues such as the appropriate linkage between transportation planning, land use planning, economic development planning, and growth management. In addition, she will address how the transportation planning program can most effectively advance economic growth and sustainable development. ###

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