Posts Tagged ‘President Barack Obama’

There has been quite a bit of debate on our site as of late about cyclists and the necessity of the so called safe passing law, requiring motorists to provide at least three feet of room when passing a cyclist. Some have debated the necessity of the law and whether it will be enforceable. Enter [...]

Plus Obstacycle and other thoughts of the day There have recently been a few items I wanted to share but didn’t necessarily warrant separate posts. Marcus might have done this as a news roundup, but I’ll just submit this random assortment of ideas. Transportation Secretary says he’d be just as happy being in charge of [...]

Formal Announcement expected Friday This morning the New York Times confirmed earlier reports that President Elect Obama has chosen retiring Illinois Republican Congressman Ray LaHood to be his Transportation Secretary.  Although he is a moderate Republican with a record of voting in favor of alternative transportation, I have to say I’m pretty disappointed with this [...]

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Houston Chronicle have put out a story today indicating the former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk is a finalist to be Secretary of Transportation in Barack Obama’s cabinet. The Dallas Observer blog has a bit as well. Here’s a quote from the Star-Telegram story: Speaking from his Dallas law office Thursday [...]

You can read our previous coverage of President-Elect Barack Obama’s possible choices for Secretary of Transportation here and here. According to a recent article at Traffic World Online, even more potential Secretary of Transportation candidates have been added to the rumor pool. This is one cabinet pick that seems to be fueling a ton of [...]