Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ray LaHood

How Will the Next Transpo Secretary Build on Ray LaHood’s Legacy?

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 30, 2013 | No Comments

He strung it out long enough, but Ray LaHood has finally announced that he’s resigning as Transportation Secretary. Speculation has been rampant for months about who could replace him, and now it kicks into high gear. Matt Yglesias captured the sentiments of many transportation advocates when he tweeted yesterday, “Ray LaHood was a surprisingly good DOT […]

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It’s Official: LaHood Is Out

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 29, 2013 | No Comments

After a few false alarms, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has finally come out and said it: He’s leaving the administration. In a letter sent to U.S. DOT staff and contractors this morning, he listed the accomplishments of the last four years: We have put safety front and center with the Distracted Driving Initiative and a rule […]

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What Does It Mean That LaHood Isn’t on the Second-Term List? Nothing.

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 10, 2013 | No Comments

A White House official yesterday named three Cabinet members who are staying on for Obama’s second term and set off a storm of speculation about those he didn’t name — among them, Ray LaHood. The fact is no one knows yet whether the transportation secretary will stay on for the second term or not, or for a part of […]

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At NACTO Conference, LaHood Delivers Straight Talk on MAP-21

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 25, 2012 | No Comments

After a rousing opening speech from NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took the stage at the “Designing Cities” conference of the National Association of City Transportation Officials yesterday. Streetsblog stringer Dani Simons was there and briefed us on the highlights. LaHood said: We’ve made amazing progress in cities in the past […]

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LaHood Incorrectly Blames 80 Percent of Pedestrians for Their Own Deaths

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 27, 2012 | No Comments

Last week, U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood helped NYC transpo commish Janette Sadik-Khan launch a new phase of the “LOOK!” campaign, with pavement markings instructing texting pedestrians to wake the hell up. He made a comment that made its way into his blog post about the event, as well as other media reports on the event, […]

LaHood, Sadik-Khan Show Off LOOK! Safety Education Campaign

By Stephen Miller | Sep 19, 2012 | 25 Comments

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at the corner of 42nd Street and Second Avenue this morning for the official launch of the city’s new LOOK! campaign, aimed at distracted drivers and pedestrians. Although NYC traffic fatalities are down 40 percent over the past decade, last year, 57 percent of fatalities […]

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