Recent Streetsblog USA posts about U.S. DOT

AASHTO leaders want Congress to allocate the same 80-20 ratio for highways and transit with no way to measure whether the roads are any safer.

State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations

By Aaron Short | Jan 10, 2020 | No Comments

AASHTO-ld you so! State DOT association wants the same funding for highway construction — and no provisions to make roads safer.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao unveiled the latest regulations for autonomous vehicle technology at Las Vegas CES on Wednesday. Image: Fortune Brainstorm Tech

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Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars

By Aaron Short | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments

At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.

Young people are forgoing car ownership and driving less, which is leading to a slowdown in driving nationally. Image: State Farm

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Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.

Congress nixed an electric vehicle tax credit at the president's request, which will make Teslas more expensive next year. Image: Wolfram Burner

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Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill

By Aaron Short | Dec 19, 2019 | No Comments

Congress has some stocking stuffers and a few lumps of coal for the transportation sector in the $1.4 trillion spending package the House of Representatives passed on Tuesday in one of the last votes of the year before impeachment.

Congress is moving closer to bar Chinese electric buses and rail cars, hampering efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the coming years. Image: Jonathan Riley

Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars

By Aaron Short | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.

The U.S. Department of Transportation under Secretary Elaine Chao has shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation grants away from urban centers and toward rural areas.

Rural America Cashes In Under Trump

By Aaron Short | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.

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