Town Hall to Address Transportation Needs for New Mexicans

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, August 6, 2008 -- New Mexico First, a nonpartisan organization formed by U.S. Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman in 1986 will facilitate Sustainable Transportation: Paying Our Way From Here to There at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort at Santa Ana Pueblo starting tomorrow, August 7-9.

New Mexico’s transportation infrastructure is vital to the state’s economic prosperity and integral to the quality of life, health, and welfare of our citizens. Both federal and state transportation revenue has notbeen sufficient to keep up with inflation, the rising cost of construction, and the demands for transportationservices of a growing population.

These issues and others will be addressed at the town hall convened by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the New Mexico Association of Regional Governments (NewMARC). The event invites people from all regions of the state to discuss the issues and to develop recommendations for policymakers, community leaders, and concerned citizens.

Who: All policymakers, community leaders and citizens, business leaders, people with special transportation interests, and transportation specialists
What: Sustainable Transportation: Paying Our Way From Here to There
Where: Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Santa Ana, New Mexico
When: August 7-9, 2008
Convener: New Mexico Department of Transportation and NewMARC
Facilitator: New Mexico First, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to engaging citizens in public policy
Agenda: The full agenda is posted online at www.newmexicofirst.org.

• A national guest speaker and a panel of state experts will speak during the opening session.
• Starting on day one, citizen participants discuss the issues, explore possible solutions, and make recommendations for action
• There will be opportunities to interview policymakers and citizens to hear their views about this important issue.

Note: This alert encourages media to cover the event and is not intended to drive additional registrations. Registration for the three-day event is now closed.