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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2009

President Obama nominates Rogoff to lead FTA

Rogoff is a recipient of the U.S. Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award and the Lester P. Lamm Memorial Award for outstanding leadership and dedication to U.S. highway transportation programs.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2009

DOT, HUD team to promote sustainable communities

Agencies jointly funded a study by Reconnecting America's Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) in 2007 that showed that cost of living was dependent on the costs of housing and transportation combined.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2009

DOT: U.S. driving decline continues

The dip now exceeds 122 billion VMT, compared to the same 14-month period — December 2006 to January 2008 — a year earlier.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

LaHood signs $900M agreement to fund D.C. Metrorail project

The 11.7-mile heavy rail line will be an extension to the existing Metrorail system and is projected to serve 85,700 daily riders by 2030, including an estimated 10,000 new daily transit riders.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2009

President marks historic transportation investment

The release of the funds came eight days earlier than required by law and took place before more than 500 headquarter employees at the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2009

U.S. DOT awards grant to Kentucky transit system

Paducah Area Transit System using funding for expansion of an existing call center to cover a larger geographic area and provide around-the-clock access to traveler support.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2009

LaHood confirmed as Transportation Secretary

LaHood said he would continue to support funding for Amtrak, which he views as "the lifeblood of so many communities around America."

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2009

U.S. DOT to improve border travel efficiency

The Cascade Gateway Project will provide border-crossing wait time and travel condition information to drivers and freight carriers, using sensors to provide pre-trip and en-route wait times on crossing the border to reduce congestion.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2009

Congress, Obama negotiate economic recovery legislation

Regarding infrastructure, the President-elect released a preliminary plan that calls for $25 billion in immediate investment in a variety of infrastructure activities and $60 billion in new transportation investment.

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