SENATE COMMITTEE ADVANCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE SAFER STREETS AND COMMUNITIES

Yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee approved the Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015, which included a bipartisan amendment, introduced by U.S. Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) that will improve the safety of our nation’s roads and expand access for bikers and pedestrians. The amendment directs the Department of Transportation, in coordination with states, to establish standards to ensure safe use of our nation’s roads.