Mobility First: A New Vision for Transportation in a Globally Competitive Twenty-First Century

Writing in his book, Mobility First (with co-author Adrian Moore), Dr. Staley argues: “[W]e have yet to begin a serious discussion about how our transportation system needs to be reformulated and redesigned to maintain our competitive edge. We are also in danger of seeing all the economic and social advantages from having the most mobile nation in the world disappear.”

Immense budget shortfalls make it more pivotal than ever to fundamentally rethink how Minnesota moves people and commerce. And with Washington moving full throttle in making transportation investments key to stimulus packages, hard questions also need to be asked whether such spending will address the demands of worldwide competition and dynamic travel patterns.