This flew in under the radar a few weeks ago, but U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that moving forward pedestrian and bicycle facilities would be put on an equal footing as cars in federally funded transportation projects. Essentially, people and bicycles would no longer be treated as an afterthought or unwelcome additions to roads [...]
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Innovative transportation policy sacrificed on the altar of bipartisanship
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 [...]
NYT confirms LaHood as Transportation Secretary
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 [...]
Illinois Republican Ray LaHood Considered for Secretary of Transportation
Two news outlets today are reporting that retiring Republican Congressman Ray LaHood of Illinois’ 18th district is being considered for Secretary of Transportation under President Barack Obama. The New York Times’ Caucus Blog reports: One of the tasks awaiting the transportation secretary is helping to implement the vast public works projects that Mr. Obama has [...]
