Recent Streetsblog USA posts about DOT

Will Americans ever commute at the speed of sound or merely dream of it?

HYPE-err-Loop! 700 MPH Train Gets Fed Cash

By Aaron Short | Jul 3, 2019 | 11 Comments

If a 28-minute ride between Chicago and Cleveland at the speed of sound seems too good to be true, well then you’re not dreaming big enough. Or fast and long enough. The Great Lakes Hyperloop System took one step closer to the Jetsons acid trip it was conceived from last month when the U.S. House of Representatives somehow […]

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail was funded with a TIGER grant. Photo: Walk Indianapolis

Correction: The TIGER Program Lives, for Now

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 7, 2018

Earlier today, Streetsblog erroneously reported that the Trump administration is killing the TIGER grant program.

3 Highlights From Elaine Chao’s Very Vague Confirmation Hearing

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 11, 2017 | 18 Comments

Chao gave a tight-lipped performance that didn't reveal much about how she would use the regulatory and approval power at her disposal, but here are three instances where you can try to read the tea leaves.

The Feds Aren’t Crowing About the Record Amount of Driving in America

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 26, 2016 | 4 Comments

Gas is cheap again, and cumulatively, Americans are driving a record amount. Newly released U.S. DOT data shows that through the end of November, Americans drove a cumulative 2.88 trillion miles last year, well above the same period in 2014, indicating that 2015 will set a new national record for driving mileage. Adjusting for population growth, driving is still about […]

With No Transport Funding Fix, USDOT to Cut Payments to States Next Month

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 2, 2014 | 17 Comments

State transportation departments could see the federal funding they receive pared back as early as a few weeks from now if Congress doesn’t come up with a transportation funding solution. A “cash management plan” to deal with the impending shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund — which actually pays for transit, biking, and walking projects […]

2010 Traffic Fatalities Could Fill 70 Jumbo Jets. And This Is Good News?

By Ben Goldman | Dec 9, 2011 | 3 Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced yesterday that 32,885 people lost their lives on our nation’s roads in 2010. While a staggering toll, this represents the lowest total number of traffic fatalities since 1949. “We’re making historic progress when it comes to improving safety on our nation’s roadways,” said LaHood in a statement, also pointing out […]

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