In late March, Oregon Department of Transportation Director Kris Strickler and Assistant Director for Equity and Civil Rights Erika McCalpine attended a signing ceremony for the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP).

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) hosted the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and other transportation equity champions for a signing of a reciprocity agreement on Jan. 9 between the CTA and SEPTA. The agreement allows historically underutilized businesses (HUBs) to gain a single small business enterprise certification to perform work for both transit entities.