Recent Streetsblog USA posts about U.S. DOT

LaHood: Zero Tolerance for Drivers Who Disrespect Cyclists

By Kathryn Reid Moore | Apr 12, 2013 | 22 Comments

First there was “Click It or Ticket.” Then there was Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Now, U.S. DOT is campaigning to end another life-threatening behavior: disrespecting cyclists. “We need to develop zero tolerance for people who don’t respect cyclists,” Secretary Ray LaHood said yesterday at the first of two national bike safety summits hosted by U.S. […]

Tampa Bike Safety Summit Proves (Finally) to Be No April Fools’ Joke

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 9, 2013 | 2 Comments

Bike advocates got yet another reason to love Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood last month when he announced that U.S. DOT would hold two bicycle safety summits this year. The summits would examine why bicycle fatality rates are rising when automobile fatalities are falling. Less than a month after he made this announcement at the National […]

Lawmakers Fret About Impact of Budget Cuts on Transit

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 14, 2013 | 2 Comments

“In 2014, federal investment in surface transportation — which is currently about $50 billion per year — will drop to $6 billion or $7 billion. In one year.” Those were the dire words spoken by Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) at the start of this morning’s Transportation & Infrastructure Committee hearing on MAP-21. What he meant […]

Ray LaHood: “It’s Not Just About Emissions”

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 15, 2013 | 4 Comments

This is the third and final installment of our exit interview with departing U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. In the first, he talked about his proudest accomplishments, why he decided to leave, and why it’s important to fund bike/ped improvements with federal dollars – and he made it clear he’s still not giving us […]

Cycling Advocates to President: We’d Like Another Ray LaHood, Please

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 11, 2013 | 1 Comment

Next month, outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will speak at the National Bike Summit — he never misses one — and I’ll bet the standing ovation lasts 10 minutes. His support for biking and walking has been unprecedented at U.S. DOT. Now cyclists are worrying about who could replace him, and whether that person will […]

Secretary Villaraigosa? Not So Fast.

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 4, 2013 | 9 Comments

A favorite for transportation secretary has stepped out of the race. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released a statement late Friday saying he is “flattered and humbled” by the buzz around his candidacy but is “firmly committed to remaining in LA and finishing [his] term.” “I have said many times I will be focused on my […]

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