Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Elaine Chao

US DOT Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns

By Kea Wilson | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments

The 18th Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has announced her resignation following a violent riot at the nation's capitol by predominantly white Trump supporters that went largely unchecked by law enforcement for hours, reminding many advocates of her department's consistent complicity in perpetuating police brutality and white supremacy in America.

What Secretary Pete Could Mean for the US DOT

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.

Fed Pedestrian 'Action' Plan Light on Action

By Kea Wilson | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

Ending the pedestrian death crisis will take real money, policy and cultural change — not just another government report with a laundry list of missed opportunities, proposed research and little else.

Source: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

The Five Worst Legacies of the Chao Years

By Kea Wilson | Nov 10, 2020 | No Comments

Secretary Elaine Chao's leadership of the Department of Transportation damaged our nation — both in what she did and what she failed to do, experts say.

Pedestrians are constantly in danger. Photo: AAA

'Safety Month' Must Be More than A Press Release

By Kea Wilson | Sep 30, 2020 | No Comments

A coalition of transportation safety and consumer groups is urging Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to push for laws aimed at decreasing the pedestrian death toll on America's roadways, which reached a 30-year high of 6,590 last year.

Trump’s Road Grants Favor Red, Rural Projects

By Kea Wilson | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments

Obama's signature TIGER program became just another highway fund when President Trump rechristened it BUILD — but this may be the worst year yet.

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