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U.S. Department of Transportation Announces 2021 Leadership Speaker Series on Innovation, Sustainability, and Equity in Transportation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and DOT Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and Chief Science Officer Dr. Robert Hampshire will kick off the DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center...May 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report
About this DocumentThe Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP). The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines.
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U.S. Department of Transportation Issues New Guidance for Transit-Oriented Development Projects Seeking Loans Through the Build America Bureau
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that the Department is issuing new guidance that clarifies the eligibility of transit-oriented development (TOD) projects for specific Department resources. The USDOT’s Build America Bureau (Bureau) developed this guidance...Air Travel Consumer Report: March 2021 Numbers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its May 2021 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on airline operational data compiled for the month of March 2021. The ATCR is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines....
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Expanded Local Hire and Workforce Development Pilot Programs
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced expanded construction hiring and workforce development pilot programs to be managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Buttigieg...May 18, 2021 Notice Regarding the Submission of Updated Contingency Plans for Lengthy Tarmac Delays
The purpose of this notice is to remind U.S. carriers of the statutory obligation, to submit updated tarmac delay contingency plans to the Department for review and approval.
US DOT Statement on Wearing Masks While Traveling
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Department of Transportation remind the traveling public that at this time if you travel, you are still required to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public...