Comments on: Know Your Road Lobbyists: The American Highway Users Alliance

By: J. Mork

J. Mork — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:56:10 +0000

I’m okay with the tie.

By: Eric McClure

Eric McClure — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:27:10 +0000

This guy shills for highways because he used to work on T+I not because he’s some kind of zealot. I’m sure he’d shill for bunny rabbits if they had the cash.

Dan, I think I’d at least be able to respect him if he did it out of zealotry. But it’s just about the paycheck.

By: v

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:15:17 +0000

officially the lamest name for a lobbying group, only to be matched by the lameness of that tie. who on highways feel allied to the others on the road?

By: Dan Berkman

Dan Berkman — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:30:36 +0000

It’s weird that the lobbying group in question is coming in for such punishment. Obviously their narrow focus on building highways is hurting everyone, but people build highways and those people lobby congress and this is how they do it. Is it wrong? Yes, absolutely. Is our system of legalized bribery working to undermine our environmental and transportation goals? Yes, absolutely. Is the problem really the guy who gets paid to do it? I’m not convinced. It would be nice if these people would stop misleading our leaders and the public, but they get paid to do what they do because our system makes it pretty easy to influence the people who decide what what we build. Maybe I’m just too cynical, but I have a hard time getting worked up when lobbyists mislead congress. This guy shills for highways because he used to work on T+I not because he’s some kind of zealot. I’m sure he’d shill for bunny rabbits if they had the cash.

By: Eric McClure

Eric McClure — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:20:27 +0000

Are you pro-environment AND pro-highway?

Huh?

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:36:56 +0000

I’m still waiting for AASHTO to rename itself to “The American Highway Pushers Alliance.”

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:22:56 +0000

The 30th anniversary of Earth Day later that year [2000] served as the hook for The Highway Users to reach another 22 million who heard or viewed The Highway Users’ paid advertising message that highway improvements help the environment, including a groundbreaking release showing how congestion relief reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

from the AHUA publication Historical Milestones: Celebrating 75 Years of Advocacy, available here