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Key Excerpt: "...as part of Infrastructure Week and during Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the second installment of its “Investing in America” video series, focused on the Chinatown Stitch project in Philadelphia. The Chinatown Stitch project received $159 million from the Biden-Harris Administration to cap the Vine Street Expressway with greenspace and implement other improvements — addressing historic inequities, reconnecting the Chinatown community, and improving quality of life.
This video features interviews from leaders in the neighborhood including Cecilia Moy Yep, known as the godmother of Chinatown. The video tells the history of the Chinatown Stitch project going back to the mid-1960s. The video is available in closed captioning for English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese."
Key Excerpt: "A road can either divide a neighborhood, while blasting vehicle traffic through the heart of a city without regard to those who live and work there. Or that same road with a better design could tie that neighborhood together. A road can either serve to evacuate or to invigorate a neighborhood. And I know that this area will be invigorated, that people will be better able to take a walk, to shop at a local business, to get their haircut, to walk to church, to eat at Green Acres - something I am sincerely looking forward to doing a little bit later on. And to run into people and have those chance encounters that make cities cities." -U.S. Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg
Key Excerpt: The Biden-Harris Administration is also expanding the use of categorical exclusions, the fastest form of environmental review, bringing review timelines down from months or years to a matter of weeks for projects that have minimal environmental impacts. For example, over 99.5% of federal highway projects were covered by categorical exclusions in fiscal year 2022, meaning the vast majority of projects are moving forward using these faster reviews. The Administration has also expanded the use of categorical exclusions to expedite permitting in key sectors such as EV charging, broadband, CHIPS manufacturing, and clean energy projects.
The Resource Directorate serves as the focal point for resource oversight for the Office of the Under Secretary and the organizational offices; OST-P, OST-X, OST-Z, OST-F and OST-R offices. The Resource Directorate is a direct report of the Executive Director, S3. The Administrative...
The Office of Aviation and International Affairs is responsible for the analysis, development, articulation, and review of policies, programs, and plans for economic issues in domestic aviation and international transportation.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy is the office primarily responsible for recommending transportation policy initiatives to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under Secretary. In addition, the office coordinates initiatives that cut across modes. The...
Investment in transportation infrastructure, such as roads, ports, railways, and public transit systems, facilitates the efficient movement of goods and people, reducing costs for businesses and individuals alike. Enhanced transportation networks can attract investment and spur...
Biden-Harris Administration’s goals around creating high quality jobs, achieving racial equity and increasing opportunity for all Americans, and tackling the climate crisis drive transformation in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Innovations should reduce deaths and serious...
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure and Policy is responsible for carrying out the national multimodal freight policy. The Assistant Secretary exercises executive direction over three subordinate offices:
Administers the programs of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) and advises and assists the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and the Under Secretary for Policy in matters pertinent to OST-R and its functions.
The Build America Bureau (National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau), advances investment in America’s transportation infrastructure by lending federal funds to qualified borrowers; clearing roadblocks for creditworthy projects; encouraging best practices in...
The Office of the Under Secretary comprises multiple offices with a broad range of functions and missions, including domestic and international transportation policy development and implementation, economic and legislative analysis, regulatory oversight, credit assistance, and innovative financing opportunities.
