Charlotte, NC Mayor Anthony Foxx has reportedly been selected to be President Obama’s nomination for Secretary of the US Department of Transportation.
Charlotte, NC Mayor Anthony Foxx has reportedly been selected to be President Obama’s nomination for Secretary of the US Department of Transportation.
US DOT safety goals and the League of American Bicyclists petition The MAP-21 transportation funding bill passed by the US Congress in 2012 mandates the establishment by the US Department of Transportation of safety goals. Specifically, the law says the USDOT must track serious injuries and fatalities per VMT and set a national safety goal read more
Feb 2 2013 Update: Villaraigosa rules out Transpo Secretary job. As Antonio Villaraigosa remains on the short list of potential candidates for Secretary of Transportation, rumors swirled throughout the day that the Obama Administration reached out to the Los Angeles Mayor. The Mayor’s press office remains coy on the news, neither confirming nor denying the read more
For National Bike Month in the United States, which begins today, I ran out and bought a new GoPro Hero2 camera to record my bike rides. The video shows what usually happens on my typical evening commute, which is…. not much. I ride my bike. There are no near hits, no road rage, no blood read more
I’ve been watching Twitter, Google Plus and the Blogs (remember them?) for reports from the U.S. National Bike Summit that started yesterday in Washington DC.
The infamous transportation bill that emerged from the office of House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair John Mica is so horrible that even GOP members of the House won’t vote for it, says Republican Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.