by Jane Richey | Aug 28, 2013 | Agenda 21
Creating “livable communities” is one of five objectives for the U.S. Department of Transportation, as it updates its 2014-2018 strategic plan.The draft plan, released this week, notes that President Obama “has made place-based policy a key component...
by Jane Richey | Jul 3, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The Transportation Department’s Federal Highway Administration is planning to spend $1.8 million to encourage students to bike and walk to school through the establishment and operation of a National Safe Routes to School Clearinghouse. “Safe Routes to School (SRTS)...
by Jane Richey | Feb 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that $1.55 billion in new federal tax dollars will be allocated for the first-ever Hawaiian Transit Rail system on the island of Oahu, which will serve downtown Honolulu, at a total federal and state cost of $5.1...
by Jane Richey | Jan 9, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
The Department of Transportation is proposing new regulations that would require hybrid and electric cars to make more noise when their engines are running. The rules are designed to make it easier for pedestrians to hear the quiet automobiles when they are...
by Jane Richey | Aug 4, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A bipartisan group of House members has called on the Department of Transportation to reverse regulatory guidance issued in June that limits the ability of supply trucks to service oil and gas fields. Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) and 60 other members of the House argued...