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15 April 2014
When we talk about crumbling infrastructure, there are real examples all across America. In Nashville, we saw bridges carrying 130,000 cars a day that are shedding concrete in clumps & threatening unsuspecting drivers underneath. They've now got a plan...
14 April 2014
Today, we began our "Invest in America, Commit to the Future" Bus Tour. Over the next 5 days, we'll visit 8 states. In Ohio, we started in Columbus where the region and state are building an East-West Connector. We later saw a great highway &...
15 April 2014
We stopped in Louisville this morning – 37 degrees & I had no coat! But the backdrop of the Ohio River Bridge project, a $2+ billion investment is astounding. DOT put in about $1 billion – and the project has been on the planning books...
Execution of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Information Resources Management (IRM) Strategy for 2019-2021 will enable the delivery of mission-driven Information Technology (IT) capabilities through a secure foundation operated by a dispersed, skilled workforce. The DOT will...
April 2014 Report on DOT Significant Rulemakings.
14 April 2014
Today, we began our "Invest in America, Commit to the Future" Bus Tour. Over the next 5 days, we'll visit 8 states. In Ohio, we started in Columbus where the region and state are building an East-West Connector. We later saw a great highway &...
[State-specific recap POSTCARD TEXT BELOW]
Video Impressions From Texas[EMBED VIDEO HERE]
Texas Transportation Snapshot[State-specific recap POSTCARD TEXT BELOW]
Video Impressions From Louisiana[EMBED VIDEO HERE]
Louisiana Transportation Snapshot16 April 2014
Sweet Home Alabama!
We made three stops in Alabama today – Anniston where we missed Jennifer but found the NABI bus plant where they build electric & CNG buses for transit systems all over America. Next, Birmingham, where we saw a new intermodal...
16 April 2014
Atlanta! Fast-growing Southern city with a visionary mayor. We saw the Atlanta BeltLine, a project that is transforming the definition of beltways. Today, it is a bike/ped trail following alongside the city's inner loop. But they're preserving...