Secretary Buttigieg Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Ensure Fee-Free Family Seating for Parents

As USDOT works to ban family seating junk fees, new legislation could ensure fee-free family seating immediately

Biden-Harris Administration Recommends Advancing Eighteen Major Transit Projects

Projects from Hudson Tunnel to New Bus Rapid Transit Lines Will Build Community-Defining Transit to Move Millions of Americans

USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Announces a Supplemental Safety Assessment of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Operations

Secretary Buttigieg Directs Additional Action while Calling on Norfolk Southern to Reinforce Safety Culture with Management and Workers

USDOT STATEMENT ON THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S LAWSUIT TO BLOCK PROPOSED JETBLUE-SPIRIT MERGER

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) fully supports the Justice Department’s lawsuit under the Clayton Act to block the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger.

USDOT Unveils Dashboard, Highlights Progress to Help Parents Avoid Family Seating Junk Fees

As USDOT works to ban family seating junk fees, new tool spotlights progress made on pushing airlines to guarantee parents can sit with their children fee-free

In Matter of Weeks, USDOT Sees Significant Moves Toward Stronger Rail Safety Standards and Accountability

Strong first steps from rail industry and Congress must be backed up with continued action to ensure safer communities and safer working conditions in the long-term

USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Announces New Safety Initiative with a Focus on Hazardous Materials

EAST PALESTINE, OH – Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Amit Bose today announced a national initiative for focused inspections on routes that carry high-hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) and other trains carrying large volumes of hazmat commodities.

USDOT Announces more than $12 Million in Funding for the U.S. Marine Highway Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity making $12,423,000 available in Fiscal Year 2023 funds through the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP), previously named America’s Marine Highway Program.

U.S. Department of Transportation Establishes Partnership with the City of Austin to Finance Mobility and Infrastructure Projects

Innovative federal-city partnership will identify potentially billions in financing for infrastructure projects that create sustainable solutions and reconnect communities

Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Awards from Program to Reconnect Communities

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests $1 billion over five years to address infrastructure barriers that limit mobility, access, or economic development for communities across the country

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