Judith Espinosa, director of the University of New Mexico’s Alliance for Transportation Research Institute, has been appointed chair of the Washington D.C. based Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP), a national transportation reform organization.
Espinosa will lead the effort to reauthorize the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century. As chair of STPP, she will advocate for increased funding for urban and rural transit systems and for the progression of alternative transportation choices.
“For fifteen years, STPP membership has spearheaded progressive policies to achieve balanced transportation choices, which have given communities better mobility and changed the way transportation serves our citizenry,” said Espinosa. “I am eager to collaborate with our national partners to accelerate and replicate the successful policies and services they have implemented within their regional and local areas.”
Espinosa, earned her doctor of jurisprudence at UNM, a masters in Public Health Administration at UCLA, and a bachelor of science in Nursing at UNM. She is former secretary for the New Mexico Departments of Transportation and the Environment.
Espinosa is known for her advocacy and public interest work in the areas of transportation and the environment and has been recognized for her dedication, locally and nationally. She served as a member of President Clinton’s Council for Sustainable Development.