During my recent travels to California, I joined state and local leaders to commemorate the transfer of 125 acres of property to the City of Long Beach through the Maritime Administration’s Port Public Benefit Conveyance Program.
This program facilitates the transfer of surplus Federal property at no cost to states and local governments to help develop and enhance the nation’s port facilities.
In many tribal communities, transit buses are the only way for people to get from their homes to services as basic as buying groceries. In others, they provide long-distance commuting services to help residents travel to their jobs.
Today, we at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are proud to announce the award of $5 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal citizens initiate, improve, and enhance transit service through the Tribal Transit Program.
Over the weekend, the new National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors on the National Mall.
Secretary Foxx recorded this video in commemoration – a reading of the Langston Hughes poem "I, Too."
As popular blogger Evonne Lack has said: “Becoming a parent can feel like you’ve moved to a different planet.”
Your new bundle of joy depends on you for everything, bringing all kinds of challenges. Even the best of parents and caregivers could use some help – and that’s why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and our partners established Child Passenger Safety Week.
At the United States Department of Transportation, we understand how important transportation planning is to addressing regional transportation priorities.
That’s why we are engaging with regional transportation decision makers at Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to understand their concerns and challenges and work together to strengthen our regional planning agencies, improve regional coordination, and streamline decision-making.
It’s an approach we call MPOwerment.
If you’re curious about how innovative transportation planning can lift Americans out of poverty and connect people to opportunity, I encourage you to check out Volpe’s outstanding speaker series, The Future of Transportation: Safety, Opportunity, and Innovation.
Today, I want to shine the spotlight on Volpe’s next speaker, Ben Hecht, whose talk From Transit to Access: Rethinking How Cities Connect Their Residents to Opportunity will take place tomorrow, September 23 at 12 PM Eastern.
Last week, we achieved a milestone in our efforts at the Federal Transit Administration to find ways to help people who lack reliable transportation to their healthcare appointments.
I’m pleased to highlight the awarding of $7.3 million in funding through FTA’s new Rides to Wellness grants to 19 projects in 16 states. These projects will go far toward helping solve the challenge of improving healthcare access in this country.
Today, Secretary Foxx announced USDOT’s Federal Automated Vehicles Policy – new guidance that establishes a framework for the safe, effective incorporation of automated vehicle technology.
We’ve developed this FAQ along with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to address some common questions about the Policy and automated vehicles (AVs) in general.
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of speaking on behalf of DOT at the international Pro Walk, Pro Bike, Pro Place conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Secretary Foxx chose this conference to launch the Safer People, Safer Streets initiative two years ago.
This year, I had the privilege to share our progress and lessons learned from this initiative, and to announce the latest chapter in the Federal Highway Administration’s ongoing efforts to make our streets safer for cycling and walking: our Strategic Agenda for Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation.
Today, local elected officials and their staff from communities across the country are gathering at USDOT’s headquarters in Washington, DC for the 2016 Summit for Safer People, Safer Streets.
At the Summit, I recognized the winners of the Mayors’ Challenge Awards, which acknowledge some of the most impressive accomplishments communities have made toward improving pedestrian and bicycle safety during the Challenge.
