Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Ray LaHood

LaHood: Rail-Trails Are the Best Health Care Program

By Tanya Snyder | | 1 Comment
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood became a darling of the bicycling advocacy community last year when he jumped up on a table at the National Bike Summit and affirmed his support for biking, later declaring “the end of favoring motorized transportation at the expense of non-motorized.” Now LaHood says that biking and walking is not only good transportation […]

TIGER III Will Grant $527 Million For Innovative Transportation Projects

By Tanya Snyder | | 1 Comment
It’s TIGER III time. The first round was $1.5 billion. The second round was $600 million. And now, get ready for round three. After surviving countless threats by budget-cutting Republicans in Congress, TIGER is back, granting $527 million for innovative transportation projects. The “Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery” program lets cities, states and regions compete […]

LaHood Defends Amtrak Against GOP Privatization Plan

By Tanya Snyder | | 3 Comments
In an email statement to Streetsblog, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood expressed concerns about the GOP plan to privatize the Northeast Corridor: Chairman Mica and I share a strong interest in high speed rail, particularly in the Northeast Corridor.  He should be commended for giving this topic the attention it deserves. However, based upon our preliminary review, we […]

Ray LaHood Wants to Hear From Streetsblog Readers

By Tanya Snyder | | 1 Comment
Have a question for Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood? He’s all ears. He has been doing a series of video chats where he responds to questions from the public. A DOT official told me they would like to “explicitly invite Streetsblog readers to submit their questions to the Secretary” for the next episode of “On the […]

Video: LaHood Answers Questions About Bike Lanes, Fuel Economy, and HSR

By Tanya Snyder | | 2 Comments
It’s no fireside chat, but Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been doing a series of video “dialogues” with people who submit questions online. Today’s installment is all about livability: one person asks what USDOT is doing to improve and expand bicycle infrastructure, another expresses excitement about high-speed rail expansion and asks about LaHood’s personal transportation […]
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