Following are press releases and statements issued in the past few weeks. Anything issued before then can be accessed through the Department's public affairs archives web page. 
 

PRESS RELEASES

RECENT STATEMENTS & SPEECHES

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters (01/16/09) BTS Releases November Passenger Airline Employment Data; November 2008 Employment Down 6.5 Percent from November 2007 (01/16/09) News Digest (01/16/09) Dr. Karlin Toner to Lead Interagency Coordination of NextGen (01/15/09) October 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 7.1 Percent in October from 2007 and Down 2.6 Percent for January-to-October (01/15/09) U.S. Department of Transportation Signs Agreement with Washington State to Improve Efficiency Along the Border (01/15/09) U.S. Department of Transportation Signs Agreement with California to Relieve Freight Congestion with the New Otay Mesa East Port of Entry (01/15/09) USDOT Signs ‘Record of Decision’ for Detroit River International Crossing (01/15/09) Federal Transit Administration Signs Agreement to Provide $428.3 Million to fund Mid-Jordon Extension of TRAX Light Rail System (01/15/09) U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces Final Plan for Schedule Reductions to Address LaGuardia Airport Congestion and Delays (01/14/09) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) Fell 1.4 Percent in November from October (01/14/09)) November Airline On-Time Performance Improves from Last Year (01/14/09) DOT Requires Stronger Railroad Hazmat Tank Cars to Improve Crashworthiness Final Rule Reduces Risk of Hazmat Spills from Train Accidents (01/12/09) U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $2 Million in Immediate Emergency Relief for Flood-Damaged Washington Roads (01/09/09) News Digest (01/09/09) North American Transborder Freight Data Press Releases (01/08/09) Statement on the Dulles Rail Project (01/07/09) STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (01/07/09) News Digest (12/31/08) USDOT Agrees to $516 Million Loan to Construct Inter-County Connector (12/23/08) U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces New Short-Term Effort to Address Congestion and Delays at LaGuardia Airport (12/22/08) FRA Begins Development of Positive Train Control Regulations New Rules will Support Implementation of Technology to Prevent Train Collisions (12/22/08) News Digest (12/19/08) Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters on President-Elect Barack Obama’s Selection of U.S. Congressman Ray LaHood to be the Next Secretary of Transportation (12/19/08) U.S. Department of Transportation Signs Agreement with Kansas City Southern Railway to Relieve Freight Congestion at Laredo Border (12/19/08)

AERO CLUB OF WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, D.C. (01/15/09) SANTA SKYLANES, ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MD (12/18/08) NTERCITY HIGH-SPEED RAIL EVENT NEW YORK, NY (12/15/08) CANAL STREET LINE STREETCARS NEW ORLEANS, LA (12/12/08) TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVERLAND PARK, KS (12/11/08) IBTTA FINANCE SUMMIT - “NEW PARADIGMS IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING” WASHINGTON, DC 12/08/08

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