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Norm Mineta, who went from incarceration camp to two Cabinet agencies, dead at 90 - Roll Call

Norm Mineta, who served in the Cabinets of two presidents and spent 20 years in the House of Representatives, died Tuesday at the age of 90.

Roll Call

Norman Mineta, first Asian American Cabinet secretary, dies at age 90

Mineta served during the Clinton and Bush administrations, leading the Department of Transportation through the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks.

WEKU

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies

Norman Mineta, who as federal transportation secretary ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, has died

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Peters, Stabenow press Buttigieg on autonomous vehicle development

U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow with 10 Democratic colleagues wrote a letter dated Wednesday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, requesting information on the actions the department is taking for the advancement of autonomous vehicles.

Tribune News Service

KY Transportation Secretary looking forward to upcoming projects

An increased budget for the Kentucky Department of Transportation will allow for more projects to move forward in the coming year.

WEKU

Read What's On With Conduent Shares Today

Business process services and solutions provider Conduent Inc (NASDAQ:CNDT) looks to separate its Transportation business through a sale or a spin-off. The separation will enable Conduent's Commercial, Government, and Transportation businesses to benefit from more focused operating models and capital allocation priorities aligned with industry-specific dynamics in their respective markets. This separation will likely…

Benzinga

5,000 bikes, helmets, locks to be given away by city

Transportation Commissioner Gia Biagi revealed the giveaway at the City Club of Chicago. No details were provided; a department spokeswoman said the city will “co-design the program in partnership with community organizations over the next year,”

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Study: More money needed to improve roads and bridges, save lives

PITTSBURGH — A national study has confirmed what Pennsylvania officials have been saying for months: The Biden administration's infrastructure plan is a nice boost but isn't nearly enough to address all of the nation's transportation needs.

Tribune News Service

US Approves $2.9B In Grant For Infra Projects

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has offered $2.9 billion in grants for state and local bridge, road, and other infrastructure projects, CNBC reports. The grant, part of the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill approved by President Joe Biden, aimed to fund public works projects. State, regional and local governments will be able…

Benzinga

U.S. could take further action against Russia -- Buttigieg

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday the Biden administration could take further action against Russia after the administration announced it would bar Russian airlines from U.S. airspace.

Reuters

AECOM Secures Place To Support UK's Network Rail Operations

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) has partnered with Network Rail to be a part of the £45-million Commercial Services Framework supporting the North West and Central (NW&C) region of the U.K.'s rail network. Deal terms not disclosed. AECOM has secured certain lots under the framework agreement. The framework lasts for five years. The appointment enhances AECOM's…

Benzinga

Turkey Demands 11 Years behind Bars for Senior Journalist

A Turkish prosecutor's office demanded 11 years in jail for a prominent journalist on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and two ministers in his cabinet, Turkish news agencies reported on Friday. Last month, a court ordered Sedef Kabas, a 52-year-old television journalist who mainly covers Turkish politics, to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

CTA awarded $912.1M in federal American Rescue Plan funds

The funds, announced Tuesday, will help the nation’s second-largest public transportation system maintain its services and keep more than 10,000 people employed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Department of Transportation will ‘take a look’ at no-fly list for unruly passengers, Buttigieg says

Assaulting a crew member on a commercial airline is currently punishable by up to two decades in prison and a quarter-million-dollar fine

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With deaths from car accidents soaring, what can government do?

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg released a plan Thursday to redesign roads, reduce speeds and push for more vehicle safety features, vowing to cut fatalities nationwide just weeks after Los Angeles closed out a year that saw a significant increase in deadly collisions on this car-centric city’s…

Tribune News Service

Feds set small goal for road fatalities, but getting to that number would be big deal

The U.S. Department of Transportation has a goal for the number of road fatalities in this country.

Tribune News Service

DOT vows ‘paradigm shift’ in new roadway safety standards

WASHINGTON — Facing a surge in traffic fatalities, the Department of Transportation on Thursday will reveal a new roadway safety strategy to be paid for in part by the bipartisan infrastructure law.

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DOT vows 'paradigm shift' in new roadway safety standards - Roll Call

Facing a surge in traffic deaths, the Department of Transportation released a new roadway safety strategy.

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The Independent UK

Buttigieg vows help as US car fatalities keep spiking higher

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is vowing to help to stem a rising U.S. epidemic of car fatalities

Reason

Despite Multiple Redesigns and Rebrandings, This Grant Program Continues To Be a White House Slush Fund

Nearly half of the $1 billion in RAISE grants awarded by Biden's Department of Transportation have gone to non-transportation projects.

Benzinga

IHS Markit Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates

IHS Markit Ltd (NYSE:INFO) reported fourth-quarter revenue growth of 6% year-over-year to $1.18 billion and 10% on an organic basis, beating the consensus of $1.14 billion. Sales by segments: Financial Services $473 million (+3% Y/Y); Transportation $351 million (+12% Y/Y); Resources $215 million (+2 Y/Y); and Consolidated Markets & Solutions $137 million (+9%…

Tribune News Service

Airlines urge US regulators to delay 5G wireless rollout

A trade association representing major U.S. airlines asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the nation’s top communications and aviation regulators to prevent wireless carriers from implementing 5G services close to airports.

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