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READOUT on the International Summit on Investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Detroit
DETROIT, MI – While in Detroit for the APEC Transportation Ministers’ Meeting, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the U.S. co-hosted a summit with the United Kingdom and Canada that included the UK’s Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, Canada’s Minister of Transport...Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $220 Million to Modernize Ferry Service and Better Connect Rural Communities
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $220 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support or modernize passenger ferry service in rural and urban communities across the country.Air Travel Consumer Report: January 2023 Airline Complaint Data
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its updated March 2023 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR)U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Joins Canadian Minister of Transport Alghabra, Michigan Governor Whitmer and Mayor Duggan to Announce the First U.S.-Canada Electric Vehicle Corridor
The Binational EV Corridor will not only make EV charging easier when driving between the two countries, it highlights the shared prosperity of our electrified futureSecretary Buttigieg Appoints Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Advisory Council
Leading experts will advise the Secretary on continued improvements at the USMMAAs House Republicans Push an Extreme Budget That Slashes Rail Safety Inspections, USDOT Highlights New Efforts to Keep Communities Safe and Hold the Rail Industry Accountable
Following the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, USDOT has pushed a set of sweeping reforms to rail safety and called on Congress to support a budget that improves critical rail infrastructure and ensures rail inspections continue without interruptionU.S. DOT, GSA Celebrate Two Trailblazing Former Secretaries by Naming DOT’s Headquarters in Their Honor
Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and U.S. General Services Administrator Robin Carnahan formally announced the naming of the U.S. DOT headquarters building to the William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Federal Building, dedicated for two transformational...DOT to Propose Requirements for Airlines to Cover Expenses and Compensate Stranded Passengers
For the first time in U.S. history, DOT initiates a rulemaking that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover certain expenses for controllable delays and cancellations.Remarks as Prepared for Delivery: Keynote Address by Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the Anti-Monopoly Summit
Thank you, Morgan, for that introduction, and thank you for the invitation to address this timely Anti-Monopoly Summit. I want to recognize everyone here for your commitment to an American economy that works for everyone, not just for a few. Or, as President Biden would say, an economy that...