Aug
2
2022
Last week U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg traveled to Idaho and Utah to announce U.S. DOT’s new ...
Jul
28
2022
This week, on the 32nd anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Biden Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation announced $1.75 billion in funding to improve accessibility at transit stations across the country. ...
Jul
13
2022
Grand Rapids, MI – On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan to promote U.S. DOT’s new Airport Terminals Grant Program, made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program will provide $5 billion over the next five years to support airport terminal development projects at airports of all sizes – and in all corners – of the United States.
Jul
11
2022
Posted by USDOT
Los Angeles, CA – Last week, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg traveled to Los Angeles to announce a $1 billion investment to improve airport terminals throughout the country as part of U.S. DOT’s new Airport Terminals Program -- made possible by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Jun
14
2022
Posted by USDOT
Tahlequah, OK — Last week Deputy U.S. Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg traveled to Cherokee Nation to participate in the signing of the first ever Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Compact with Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr.
Jun
1
2022
Posted by USDOT
New Jersey — Last Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg traveled to New Jersey to highlight how President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will benefit the Garden State, invest in workforce development, and create thousands of good-paying jobs for New Jersey residents for years to come.
Sep
16
2021
Posted by USDOT
September 15th marks the beginning of National Hispanic American Heritage Month, and here at USDOT, we’re thrilled to recognize the contributions Hispanics/Latinos have made and continue to make to the department and the nation at-large.
Here’s some of the leaders and accomplishments you should know:
Continue Reading Latinos Leading the Way in Transportation History at Medium
Jul
7
2021
Posted by USDOT
Last week Secretary Buttigieg toured the Hudson River Tunnels that connect New York and New Jersey and visited Syracuse, New York to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure framework and how it can benefit communities across the country.
Jul
2
2021
Posted by FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez
More than 1,000 transit agencies across the country are helping people get access to COVID-19 vaccines, answering President Biden’s call to get as many U.S. adults vaccinated as soon as possible.
To our transit partners, I would like to say, thank you! Your commitment to the health of our communities means many more people getting shots, which is the best way to protect our health and be able to gather safely with friends and family after a challenging year.
Continue Reading Call to Action: The Transit Industry Can Help Accelerate Vaccinations at Medium
Jun
20
2021
Posted by The Federal Highway Administration
Horatio Earle (1855–1935), or “Good Roads” Earle, as he was often referred to, was born in Mt. Holly, VT.
His early professional career included selling farm equipment. In 1889, he and his family moved to Detroit, where he started continued selling and also developing agricultural tools.
Earle was also a renowned bicycle enthusiast, who later in life, said “I often hear now-a-days, the automobile instigated good roads; that the automobile is the parent of good roads. Well, the truth is, the bicycle is the father of the good roads movement in this country.”
Continue Reading Meet the Father of Good Roads — the Man Who Made Mud a Minor Matter at Medium