WASHINGTON — All 50 states received final approval Sept. 27 to begin construction on a first nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that places one roughly every 50 miles along interstate highways, part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of zero-emission cars.
September 27, 2022Hope Yen
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous 
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States Get Final OK to Build Highway EV Charging Network
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Pete Buttigieg. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)
DOT Awards Grant to Dismantle Detroit Highway
Pete Buttigieg. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON — A long-delayed plan to dismantle Interstate 375, a 1-mile depressed freeway in Detroit that was built by demolishing Black neighborhoods 60 years ago, was a big winner of federal money Sept. 15.
September 15, 2022 Government, Business 
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Buttigieg Launches $1 Billion Pilot to Build Racial Equity in Roads
Siri Stafford/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on June 30 launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects, pledging wide-ranging help to dozens of communities despite the program’s limited dollars.
June 30, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
Traffic flows along Interstate 90 as a Metra commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago. (Shafkat Anowar/AP)
Buttigieg Sends $5 Billion to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar
Traffic flows along Interstate 90 as a Metra commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago. (Shafkat Anowar/AP)WASHINGTON — With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks and nudging commuters to public transit.
May 16, 2022 Government, Safety 
A bicycle lane along Market Street in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)
Buttigieg Tells States to Consider Safety for Road Projects
A bicycle lane along Market Street in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — The federal government has a fresh warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: Protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing funds.
March 2, 2022 Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel 
President Joe Biden listens as Jane Hunter, CEO of Tritium, speaks about electric vehicle chargers during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Feb. 8. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)
States Get Go-Ahead to Build Electric Car Charging Stations
President Joe Biden listens as Jane Hunter, CEO of Tritium, speaks about electric vehicle chargers during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Feb. 8. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press)States are getting the go-ahead to build a nationwide network of electric vehicle charging stations that would place new or upgraded ones every 50 miles along interstate highways as part of the Biden administration’s plan to spur widespread adoption of the zero-emission cars.
February 10, 2022 Government, Business, Safety 
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a November daily briefing at the White House. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)
Road Deaths Rise at Record Pace as Risky Driving Persists
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a November daily briefing at the White House. (Susan Walsh/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, the government reported Feb. 1, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the coronavirus pandemic.
February 1, 2022 Government, Business, Logistics 
Contractors renovate one of the docks at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Ga. (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
USDOT Gives $241 Million to Ports to Boost Supply Chain
Contractors renovate one of the docks at the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Ga. (Stephen B. Morton/AP)WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is awarding more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.S. ports, part of the Biden administration’s near-term plan to address America’s clogged supply chain with infrastructure improvements to speed the flow of goods.
December 23, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had originally pledged to House moderates a vote on the infrastructure legislation by Sept. 27. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
House Vote on Infrastructure Pushed to Sept. 30
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had originally pledged to House moderates a vote on the infrastructure legislation by Sept. 27. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden’s broad domestic agenda at risk of collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sept. 26 vowed that Democrats will pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill this week and push ahead on the bigger $3.5 trillion social safety net and climate change bill while acknowledging the total amount will drop.
September 27, 2021 Government, Business, Technology 
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) is interviewed by club chairman David Rubenstein. (The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. via YouTube)
Astronaut Pete? Buttigieg is Game
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (right) is interviewed by club chairman David Rubenstein. (The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. via YouTube)Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was excited to see Jeff Bezos’ blastoff into space July 20, describing space travel as a clear trend for the future. It’s a trip he would love to take himself, even if he doesn’t think it will happen in the foreseeable future.
July 20, 2021