U.S. DOT
Now Open for Bids: The Fourth Round of TIGER Grants
Transportation leaders, take your best shot. Applications are being accepted for $500 million in federal funding through the fourth round of U.S. DOT's TIGER grants.
February 1, 2012
To GOP’s Dismay, DOT Funds Disaster Relief Without Gutting Other Programs
The U.S. DOT announced this morning that it’s allocating almost $1.6 billion for repairs to roads and bridges that were damaged in recent floods and storms. If House Republicans had gotten their way, this money would have come out of high-speed rail funds.
January 9, 2012
Midwest Rail Lives! Work Underway in Four States
Intercity rail dreams in the Midwest have certainly seen their share of setbacks -- with federal funds being returned in Ohio, Wisconsin and, more recently, Michigan. But all is far from lost.
January 5, 2012
Biking and Walking Score Big in TIGER III
In the third round of TIGER funding, the Obama administration has continued to demonstrate a strong commitment to bike and pedestrian projects.
December 20, 2011
NTSB: States Should Ban Hands-Free Calls While Driving
In Missouri last year, a 19-year-old driving a pickup at 55 mph sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes immediately before he caused a deadly crash.
December 15, 2011
LaHood Defends High-Speed Rail Program At House Hearing
It's Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's birthday, and he's spending it testifying before the House Transportation Committee. The hearing is on "Mistakes & Lessons Learned" from the high-speed rail program, but -- no surprise here -- LaHood and House Republicans have differing ideas about what "mistakes" have been made.
December 6, 2011
Is Transpo Funding Fundamentally a PR Problem? Five Ex-DOT Chiefs Discuss
How can you convince Americans that transportation is important enough to invest in?
December 2, 2011
Mapped: How Federal Funding Fails to Match Demand for Transit in the U.S.
UPDATE: Corrects the post to say that the map reflects all ongoing projects, not just those in the final engineering and construction stages.
November 29, 2011
TIGER III Requests Exceed Available Funding 27 to 1
In its third incarnation, USDOT's TIGER program continues to be overwhelmingly popular.
November 15, 2011
Deputy Secretary Roy Kienitz Calls It Quits At USDOT
First Ray LaHood tells us he's not sticking around as Transportation Secretary much longer. Now his number two, Roy Kienitz, has announced he's gonna bounce too -- and he's not even going to wait around as long as LaHood. Kienitz will be out by next month.
November 14, 2011