U.S. DOT
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Trump Under Fire For Sacking US DOT Watchdog
President Trump has fired another inspector general — but the first sacking that has broad implications on national transportation policy.
May 20, 2020
BREAKING: 10 Major Cities Unite to Urge Feds to Fund Better Urban Transit
President Trump is doing such a poor job of funding infrastructure in urban areas that 10 major cities have banded together to jointly demand immediate action.
March 13, 2020
State DOTs Want More Money, Fewer Regulations
AASHTO-ld you so! State DOT association wants the same funding for highway construction — and no provisions to make roads safer.
January 10, 2020
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
January 8, 2020
Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020
Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.
January 2, 2020
Winners and Losers In $1.4T Fed Spending Bill
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.
December 19, 2019
Bus-ted! Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars
A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.
December 12, 2019
Rural America Cashes In Under Trump
It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.
December 5, 2019
Trump Shifts Obama Transit Funding to Roads
Obama allocated 28 percent of federal grants to transit. It's 8.5 percent under Trump. And funding for bike and pedestrian projects dropped to zero.
November 13, 2019
