Monday’s Headlines: Welcome to New York, Secretary Pete (Call Us!) Edition
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The US DOT Secretary will show his tunnel vision today at the Gateway project. Plus all the other news you need.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pete Buttigieg
Stringer Sends Secretary Pete a Laundry List of Local Infrastructure Needs
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He's not mayor yet, but Scott Stringer still has a to-do list for the federal government to help upgrade the city's infrasturcutre.
ABOUT TIME: US DOT Grant Program Will Prioritize ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Equity’
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The feds want to explicitly reward governments that put equity and sustainability first in their transportation projects. But some advocates are holding their applause until they see how the department will actually define those critical terms.
MEMO FROM THE MIDWEST: Buttigieg’s American Roots Might Make Him a Great USDOT Secretary
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Is Buttigieg a hayseed Hoosier who wouldn't know a headway from a harvester, or a political ecoterrorist hellbent on leaving rural American in the lurch and laughing all the way to the Amtrak station? Neither: He's a guy from South Bend.
Corey to Mayor Pete: We Need Congestion Pricing Now
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New president, same old calls for the federal government to get out of the way and let New York State implement congestion pricing already.
Five Highlights from Pete Buttigieg’s Confirmation Hearing
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The Secretary of Transportation nominee, Pete Buttigieg, used his confirmation hearing to reaffirm his support for mass transit and complete streets.