Pete Buttigieg
Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Would-Be US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy
Former Fox News host, congressman, reality TV star and competitive lumberjack Sean Duffy has said he wants to "take an ax" to Washington. Will non-automotive modes get the chop, too?
November 20, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Biden Administration’s Transportation Policy Legacy
Former U.S. DOT Director of Public Affairs Dani Simons, now of Alstom, on how Biden Administration policies evolved from ideas to bills such as the IIJA and Inflation reduction act.
November 14, 2024
Is Detroit ‘Reconnecting Communities,’ or Missing an Opportunity?
Detroit won a $100-million federal grant to study replacing a highway with a boulevard. Some say the plan doesn't go far enough.
November 3, 2023
‘Bidenomics’: Feds Seek to Promote Commercial Conversions Into Affordable Transit-Friendly Housing
The federal government is going back to the future to help solve three problems: vacant office space, global warming and high housing costs.
October 27, 2023
This Year’s RAISE Grants Will Help Disadvantaged Communities
A huge share of one of DOT's most important discretionary grant program's funds will go to communities that were historically harmed by transportation investments.
June 29, 2023
Feds Take Baby Step Towards Maybe, Possibly Improving the Car Safety Rating Program
Europe is so far ahead of us on this.
May 25, 2023
‘Secretary Pete Can’t Save You’: FHWA OKs Houston Highway Expansion After Pause
"The lesson here is, Secretary Pete is not going to come in and save the day," said one highway opponent. "And he probably isn’t capable of saving the day."
March 15, 2023
Sustainable Transport Advocates Decry ‘Precision Scheduled Railroading’ After Ohio Derailment
"We’ve got a get a handle on this as industry, and we've got to do it as soon as possible," one rail leader said.
March 1, 2023
‘Every Infrastructure Choice is a Safety Choice’: Secretary Pete Calls on U.S. Mayors To End Traffic Deaths
Secretary Pete Buttigieg is targetting what he calls “maybe the most acute and devastating problem in our entire transportation system: roadway deaths in America.” Here are a few highlights from his recent speech.
February 8, 2023
Buttigieg Wants to Replace ‘Murderous’ Human Drivers — But AVs Aren’t The Answer
In shilling for the AV industry, the U.S. Transportation Secretary is succumbing to a fallacy that the goal of reducing car crash deaths and serious injuries is the same as ending them completely.
October 26, 2022
