Legislation would rename I-74 stretch in Illinois after LaHood

Amanda Bayhi - May 17, 2013

Ray LaHood Representative Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-IL) has introduced legislation to rename a stretch of Interstate 74 in Springfield, Illinois, after outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, who has also served as an Illinois congressman, PJ Star reported. The proposed legislation, House ...

Acceptance of connected vehicles depends on cost, LaHood says

Amanda Bayhi - May 15, 2013

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks at the White House on February 22, 2013. (Photo: Reuters/Larry Downing) Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said at a connected-vehicle conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that Americans’ acceptance of vehicle-to-vehicle communication will depend ...

Slow trains going faster

John Latta - Apr 12, 2013

Anderson Cooper upsets people. I like that. It’s a big part of what he’s supposed to do. This time it’s the high speed rail folk (and it’s not their first time because Cooper has been here before). Their complaint is that ...

LaHood addresses Tampa bike safety summit attendees

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 11, 2013

At a national bike safety summit in Tampa, Florida, today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he thinks the Tampa area can become bike-friendly, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Today’s bike safety summit, one of two scheduled this month, focused on ...

LaHood applauds repurposed Macomb Transit Center

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 03, 2013

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood told Better Roads in May 2011 that he’d like to see American jobs created by “taking some shuttered industrial plants and opening them with American workers.” Nearly a year later, LaHood’s dream is finally coming true. LaHood ...

U.S. DOT introduces bike safety summits

Amanda Bayhi - Apr 02, 2013

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced yesterday on his Fast Lane blog that the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) will host two bike safety summits this year as part of the department’s effort to help protect bicyclists on ...

U.S. DOT establishes ‘National Freight Network’

Staff Report - Feb 18, 2013

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) publicly announced on Feb. 14 that it established a National Freight Advisory Committee to provide recommendations aimed at improving the national freight transportation system. “Our freight system is the lifeblood of the American economy,” said ...

A New Year’s resolution for the nation: Take care of your crumbling infrastructure

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 04, 2013

It’s “I told you so” time! A recent Washington Post report noted that bridges in Washington, D.C., are falling apart faster than they can be repaired and there just isn’t the money to repair them. This isn’t a news flash to the ...

$787 million for 255 projects is Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 31, 2012

Congress is finally showing us the money. It might not be what we need maintain, improve and build new infrastructure, but it's a start. The first vote of confidence was MAP 21: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century ...

$65.1 million Veterans Memorial Bridge in Portland, Maine opens

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 28, 2012

Bicyclists were among the first to christen the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Portland, Maine, on its opening day, June 28, 2012. Photo courtesy of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez on June 28 participated in the opening ...

LaHood issues ‘Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving’

Staff Report - Jun 07, 2012

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on June 7 released a “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving” that offers a comprehensive strategy to address the growing and dangerous practice of using handheld cell phones behind the wheel. The plan outlines concrete steps stakeholders ...

LaHood attends Dubuque Millwork District TIGER project ribbon cutting

Staff Report - May 21, 2012

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood celebrated the ribbon cutting on the $137 million Historic Millwork District multimodal improvement project, a keystone in a strategy to reinvigorate the community by attracting both businesses and residents through expanded transportation ...

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