Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ray LaHood

Don’t Hold Your Breath for a White House Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | May 12, 2011 | No Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told reporters today that the administration sent its draft bill to Capitol Hill two weeks ago. “It’s with the people that it needs to be with,” LaHood said, “the staff that’s working on a bill.” So while we reporters have been busy poring over draft bills that, it later turns out, […]

“Grab a Hold of Your Shorts”: Mica and LaHood Talk Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 15, 2011 | No Comments

This morning, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica told transit professionals gathered at the American Public Transportation Association’s legislative conference that he’s still hoping to pass a bill out of the House by May in order to get it signed before September 30, when the current extension of SAFETEA-LU expires. “It’ll be very difficult after […]

Obama’s Transpo Secretary Is a Big Fan of Janette Sadik-Khan

By Noah Kazis | Mar 9, 2011 | 7 Comments

New York City politicians may have had their feathers ruffled by Janette Sadik-Khan, but on the national stage, New York City’s transportation commissioner is getting nothing but love from the Obama administration for her innovative leadership. Streetsblog Capitol Hill’s Tanya Snyder reports that at the National Bike Summit last night, US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood […]

LaHood Kicks Off National Bike Summit

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 9, 2011 | No Comments

On the first night of the National Bike Summit, Secretary Ray LaHood told an enormous hotel ballroom filled with cycling advocates about his childhood riding bikes in Peoria, Illinois and reminded them that they need to work harder than ever to convince Congress to support cycling. Sec. LaHood immediately after addressing the Bike Summit. Photo […]

Mica, LaHood Stump at AASHTO Meeting

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 2, 2011 | No Comments

Rep. John Mica promised state DOT leaders this morning that he would deliver a six-year reauthorization bill. He said he had previously thought of advancing a shorter-term bill but transportation officials convinced him of the need for greater certainty. With the full zeal of the converted, he announced, “Anyone who talks about anything less than […]

Obama Admin’s Bold Transpo Plan Leaves Funding Question to Congress

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 14, 2011 | No Comments

The president’s six-year transportation plan [PDF], included as part of the administration’s FY2012 budget proposal, weighs in at a hefty $556 billion and lays out several policy reforms that, if enacted, could help the nation transition to a more multi-modal, less oil-dependent transportation system. The plan is a blueprint that Congress can use as a […]

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