THE NATION’S MAYORS CALL ON CONGRESS TO PASS TRANSPORTATION BILL
U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CITIES OF OPPORTUNITY TASK FORCE
HOSTS SESSION LED BY BOSTON MAYOR MARTIN J. WALSH,
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR BILL de BLASIO and
USCM VICE PRESIDENT BALTIMORE MAYOR STEPHANIE RAWLINGS-BLAKE
Boston, Massachusetts – Portland Mayor Michael Brennan joined other U.S. Mayors in Boston Monday to discuss issues of transportation, housing, and income inequality. Led by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Vice President Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, mayors pledged to work together to urge Congress to move past partisanship, including through local action and lobbying Washington, at a press conference during a meeting of The U.S. Conference of Mayors Cities of Opportunity Task Force. Specifically, the mayors are calling for increased resources to the program, with more locally-directed funding to address the growing needs in cities where populations are steadily rising.
More than twenty mayors from cities large and small convened in Boston for the second meeting of the Conference Task Force, hosted by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who serves as Vice Chair alongside New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio who serves as Chair to discuss municipal best practices in the areas of transportation and housing, and ways that federal policy can help close the wage gap and lift individuals and families out of poverty by providing reliable transportation options, access to affordable housing and expanded employment opportunities.
The mayors also heard from U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Victor Mendez
