Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ray LaHood

Obama Bans Texting While Driving for Guv Workers — And There’s More

By Elana Schor | Oct 1, 2009 | 9 Comments

The U.S. DOT’s distracted driving summit came to a close today with the unveiling of an executive order from President Obama that prohibits federal employees from texting behind the wheel of a government car or using a government-provided messaging device while driving any vehicle. Photo: brainlink.org In addition, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced plans for […]

LaHood’s Distracted Driving Summit: Follow It Live

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

If you’ve got some free time at your desk over the next couple of days, drop in on the U.S. DOT distracted driving summit. There are plenty of platitudes flying around about the obvious need for "awareness" of how dangerous it is to operate a multi-thousand pound projectile while reading or typing, but there are […]

LaHood Praises NYC But Shrugs at Transport Reform to Empower Cities

By Elana Schor | Sep 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood praised the New York City area’s clean-transportation strategy today in a speech to the region’s metropolitan planning organization (MPO), promising a stronger focus on urban priorities even as he all but ruled out two reforms long sought by the nation’s cities. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (Photo: Zimbio) LaHood’s speech to the […]

White House Staying Quiet for Now on Transit’s Role in Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | Jul 15, 2009 | No Comments

Delivering his climate-change message to Congress yesterday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned that fuel-efficiency advances secured by the Obama administration would not be enough to reduce emissions from transportation — not without encouraging Americans to drive less. Transportation Secretary LaHood said today he’ll weigh in later on climate-change money for transit. Photo: HillBuzz But when […]

Obama Talks Urban Policy as LaHood Seeks More Urban Transpo Money

By Elana Schor | Jul 13, 2009 | 2 Comments

Obama during the "sprawl is over" speech last February The White House Office of Urban Affairs, which has drawn criticism for its inactivity at a rocky economic time for the nation’s cities, capped a day-long summit today with a speech by President Obama. Referencing his formative years as a Chicago community organizer, Obama urged the […]

LaHood Asks for 18-Month Extension of Four-Year-Old Transpo Law

By Elana Schor | Jun 17, 2009 | 5 Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is asking Congress to extend the existing federal transportation law for 18 months, averting the coming insolvency of the nation’s highway trust fund while putting off broad-based transport reform for as long as the Bush administration did in the days surrounding the 2004 election. Photo: AP LaHood’s request comes at an […]

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