Department of Transportation

Cutting Off Water For Traffic Violators And Other Bizzare Ways Towns Are Coping With Budget Woes

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: New Mexico, Budget Cuts, Las Cruces, Budget, New Hampshire, Detroit, ABC News, Public Utilities, Department of Transportation, Traffic Fines, Business News

In one New Mexico town you won’t just be in hot water for not paying your traffic fines, you won’t have any water at all. Traffic violators in...

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Fed Agency Wants To Stop Runaway Cars With Brake Override Technology

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Brake Override, Greg Nikolas, Nhtsa, Toyota Recall, Land Rover Driving Experience, Department of Transportation, Toyota Sudden Acceleration, Business News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it wants automakers to install a brake override system aimed at stopping a ca...

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Improvements Proposed To Pedestrian Corridor In Midtown

HuffingtonPost.com | Marjorie Backman | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Urban Plaza, Sixth and a Half Avenue, Janette Sadik-Khan, New York Department of Transportation, Slidewide, Community Board 5, Friends of Publicly Owned Private Space, Midtown Manhattan, Midtown Midblock Crossing, Through-Block Gallerias, Raised Crosswalks, Hidden Manhattan Corridor, Privately Owned Public Spaces, Publicly Owned Private Space, Midtown New York, Department of Transportation, New York News

Tourists dawdle along the sidewalks, office workers try to brush by and cars crawl through the streets. Sometimes it seems like Midtown Manhattan has ...

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DOT Approves Plan To Make Dangerous Delancey Street Safer

Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: New York Traffic, Lower East Side, Ny News, Delancey Street, Janette Sadik-Khan, Pedestrian Safety, Transportation, Department of Transportation, New York News

Thanks to the city's Department of Transportation, a new plan is in the works to improve the busy intersections of Delancey Street into a more safe ar...

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New Rules: Surprising Changes Coming To Airline Ads

George Hobica | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Airfares, Dot, Airline Advertising, Advertising, Airfare Deals, Airline Ads, Airfare Advertising, US DOT, Travel Blogs, Department of Transportation, Travel News

If you're an airline, January 26, 2012 is a day that will go down in infamy.

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Back On Track: Controversial Central Subway Project Takes Big Step Forward

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Central Subway Project, Sfmta, T-Third Extension, Muni, Rose Pak, San Francisco Central Subway, Ed Lee, Central Subway Letter of Non Prejudice, Central Subway Costs, San Francisco Subway, Department of Transportation, Sf Central Subway, San Francisco News

San Francisco's controversial Central Subway project moved one step closer to completion this week when the city got a crucial okay from the federal g...

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Fliers May Be Sticker Shocked Thanks To New Pricing Regs

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Brady | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Airfares, Consumerism, Video, Consumer Protection, Airline Fees, Airfare Fees, Dot, New DOT Rules, Department of Transportation, Travel News

Airline customers are in for sticker shock. New Department of Transportation rules will force airlines to advertise higher, all-inclusive prices be...

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Feds Shutter Chinatown Bus Co. For Safety Violations

AP | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Double Happyness Bus, Buses, Budget Travel, New York Buses, Chinatown Bus, Dot, Department of Transportation, Video, Travel News

PHILADELPHIA -- Concerns over vehicle and driver safety led federal regulators to shut down a bus company that took passengers from several cities to ...

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Will Bankrupt Toll Road Bankrupt The Feds?

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Toll Roads, Video, Norm Mineta, Fhwa, Tifia, San Diego, Macquarie-Infrastructure-Group, South-Bay-Expressway, Macquarie, Department of Transportation, Politics News

When federal officials finalized a loan to a consortium building a toll road through open country in San Diego County near the Mexican border in 2003,...

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FAA Chief Replaced After Arrest

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Video, Randy Babbitt, Babbitt, Faa, Randy Babbitt Resigns, Federal Aviation Administration, Babbitt Resigns, Airline Industry, Airlines, Michael Huerta, Ray Lahood, Department of Transportation, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The sudden resignation of its chief leaves the Federal Aviation Administration in the hands of Deputy Administrator Michael Huerta,...

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Obama Administration Issues Vote Of Confidence On California High-Speed Rail

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Roy Kienitz, High Speed Rail, Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design, California High Speed Rail Authority, Elizabeth Alexis, Ray Lahood, Department of Transportation, San Francisco News

NEW YORK -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Tuesday that California had secured $928.6 million in funds for the state's high-speed ra...

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Happy Birthday or Leave Me Alone? TSA at the Ten-Year Mark

Justin P. Oberman | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Congress, Tsa, Norm Mineta, 9/11, Airport Security, TSA Security, Decade After 9/11 - Remembering, Department of Transportation, Transportation, Politics News

Ten years ago Saturday, a far-reaching and convoluted bill was enacted. It created a new government agency that most Americans think is a big hassle, if not worse.

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Airlines Play The Victim After Hefty Delay Fine

Kate Hanni | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Airline, Flight Delays, Flyersrights, Dot, American Eagle, Chicago O'Hare, Department of Transportation, Travel News

The fact is that American Eagle was fined for loading 15 aircraft that they knew had no chance of making an on-time departure and for those flights' passengers spending hours on the tarmac.

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American Eagle Airlines Fined $900,000 For Tarmac Delays

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, American Eagle President and CEO Dan Garton, American Eagle Airlines, O'Hare International Airport, American Eagle Fined, Tarmac Delays, Dan Garton, Ray Lahood, Department of Transportation, Video, Travel News

WASHINGTON — Sometimes it seems like airline passengers just can't win: The government cracks down on airlines that keep people cooped up on pla...

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Bloomberg To Bestow City With 1,000 New Fancy Benches

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Janette Sadik-Khan, City Benches, Ignacio Ciocchini, New York Design, Ny News, Department of Transportation, New York News

New Yorkers, rejoice! The Department of Transportation announced plans to install 1,000 new benches designed by the renowned industrial designer, Igna...

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Bloomberg To Segregating Passengers: Get Your Own Bus

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Hasidic Jews, Williamsburg, Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn, Ny News, Orthodox Jews, Department of Transportation, Video, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg isn't sympathizing with Orthodox Jews over the use of sex-segregated buses in Brooklyn. At a news conference on Wednesday, Bloombe...

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Should The Transportation Department Ban Electronic Cigarettes On Planes

Kate Hanni | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Flyersrights, Department of Transportation, Travel Tips, Smoking, Airlines, Electronic Cigarettes, Kate Hanni, Travel News

Unlike the Three-Hour Tarmac Rule and the new rules implemented by the DOT on August 23rd, this proposal is not crystal-clear. The DOT acknowledges that research data to support their allegation of risk is hard to come by.

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Exclusive: Government Investigating Airlines for Not Disclosing Fees

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: US Airways, Fees, American Airlines, Department of Transportation, Air Travel, Reservation Change Fees, Baggage Fees, Travel News

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is investigating a number of airlines because they are not reporting fees prominently on their Web pages as required by a new rule that took effect on August 23 this year.

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City Introduces Audible Pedestrian Signs

Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: New York Traffic, Janette Sadik-Khan, NY Around Town, Audible Pedestrian Signals, Ny Impact, Department of Transportation, Transportation, New York News

The city debuted the installation of audible pedestrian signals at 25 intersections throughout the city on Wednesday. The new system will aid pedestri...

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Zero Progress On FAA Funding As Another Potential Shutdown Looms

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Video, Senate, Congress, Faa, Federal Aviation Administration, John Mica, Harry Reid, FAA Shutdown, Ray Lahood, Department of Transportation, Frank Lobiondo, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- With the authorization for Federal Aviation Administration funding set to expire in two weeks, House and Senate leadership don't appear ...

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Obama Spars With Boehner Over Government Regulations

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Politics News, Debt, Congress, Regulations, Government Regulations, President Barack Obama, Epa, Elections 2012, Barack Obama 2012, Barack Obama, Department of Transportation, Obama 2012, Republicans, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says his administration is considering seven new government regulations that would cost the economy more tha...

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KFKA's Oliver Advocates Government Dismantlement but Forgets About It When Gardner Jumps on Board

Jason Salzman | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Amy Oliver, Independence Institute, Department of Transportation, Cory Gardner, The Hill, Epa, Kfka, Denver Media, Denver News

You'd think she would embrace Gardner's dismantlement position, not deny it. It's not every day that a Congressman jumps on board with dismantlement of a major federal agency.

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More Rights For Airline Passengers...

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Politics, Flyers Rights, Southwest, Global Pulse, Continental, Passenger Bill of Rights, Delta, American Airlines, United, Air Travel, Airlines, Department of Transportation, Travel News

A series of pro-passenger Department of Transportation airline regulations aimed at decreasing the number and length of tarmac delays, making extra ti...

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New Yorkers Won $6 Billion In Lawsuits Against NYC Since 2000

Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Tort, New York City Lawsuits, Nypd, Ny News, John Liu, Lawsuit Against New York City, New York News, New York City Comptroller, Department of Transportation, New York News

New York City taxpayers have shelled out six billion dollars to settle claims and lawsuits filed against the city since 2000, The New York Post uncove...

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WATCH: 'Pothole Killer' Takes On Damaged City Streets

Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Streets, Video, Pothole, Chicago, Potholes, Pothole Killer, Roads, Chicago Roads, Cdot, Department of Transportation, Chicago News

As the city's battle against Chicago's unending pothole problem rages on, Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein has added a new weapon to his arsenal...

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