SAFETEA-LU

 

The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users

(Public Law 109-59; SAFETEA-LU)

 SAFETEA-LU is a funding and authorization bill that governs United States federal surface transportation spending.  The funding provided by SAFETEA-LU is intended to improve and maintain the surface transportation infrastructure in the United States, including the interstate highway system, transit systems around the country, bicycling and pedestrian facilities, and freight rail operations. The SAFETEA-LU federal transportation legislation requires MPOs to focus efforts on the development and implementation of regional strategies that:

Support the economic vitality of the metropolitan area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;

Increase the safety of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;

Increase the security of the transportation system for motorized and non-motorized users;

Increase the accessibility and mobility options available to people and for freight;

Protect and enhance the environment, promote energy conservation, improve quality of life, and promote consistency between transportation improvements and State and local planned growth and economic development patterns;

Enhance the integration and connectivity of the transportation system, across and between modes, for people and freight;

Promote efficient system management and operation; and

Emphasize the preservation of the existing transportation system.