About Us
The Crisis Program is the public relations arm of the Associated General Contractors, New York State Chapter, Inc. Founded in 1988, The Crisis Program is a coalition of statewide businesses and organizations whose primary mission is to advocate for increased investment in New York’s infrastructure.
Members
The Crisis Program is currently made up of hundreds of businesses throughout New York State.Members of the coalition serve as a central "voice" of the business community who work to create public awareness of New York State's transportation systems. Members of the coalition take an active role communicating issues that are directly impacted by the condition of roadways, including safety, economic and traffic related issues.
As part of its effort to educate the public and policy makers on the condition of state roadways, The Crisis Program provides continuous research, statistics and highway related data, relative to New York's transportation infrastructure.
The Crisis Program is committed to ensuring that there is an adequately funded highway and bridge repair program in New York State.
Success
In the early 1990's, The Crisis Program was instrumental in gathering support for the implementation of the state's Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, and continues to monitor the highway and bridge funding needs throughout the state. TCP has been very active in the last three Bond Acts.
Support
The Crisis Program is not a Political Action Committee and does not make political contributions. It is supported by an annual voluntary contribution.
Leadership
The First Vice Chairman of AGC is the President of The Crisis Program and The Crisis Program Treasurer has a seat on the AGC Board.
