Following are press releases and statements issued in the past few weeks. Anything issued before then can be accessed through the Department's public affairs archives web page. 
 

PRESS RELEASES

RECENT STATEMENTS & SPEECHES

Nation’s Top Vehicle Safety Official Urges 15-Passenger Van Users to Drive with Caution this Summer (05/12/08)   Airline On-Time Performance in March Better Than in February (05/07/08) DOT Increases Protections for Air Travelers with Disabilities  (05/07/08)   Federal Government Will Help Michigan Officials Tap Into $400 Billion In Private Infrastructure Funds to Improve Transportation Network and Help Businesses Thrive, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces (05/05/08)   Nation's Top Highway Official Says New SR 167 HOT Lanes in Washington State Will Cut Congestion (05/02/08)   Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Blogs on the Gas Tax Holiday Debate (05/02/08)   News Digest (05/02/08)   Statements from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine Regarding Final Design Approval Notification to Congress Regarding the Metrorail Extension Through Tyson’s Corner (04/30/08) Statement of Federal Transit Administrator James S. Simpson Regarding Metrorail Extension through Tysons Corner (04/30/08)   TS Releases North American Surface Trade Numbers for February 2008: February 2008 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 16.3 Percent from February 2007  (State Rankings in Tables 5 and 7) (04/30/08)   Five States Receive $66 Million for Improved Seatbelt Use; Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia Receive Grants (04/30/08)   U.S. Secretary of Transportation Selects Chicago to Receive More Than $153 million in Federal Funding to Reduce Traffic Congestion (04/29/08)   Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Launches DOT’s Blog (04/29/08)   U.S. Secretary of Transportation Announces $213 Million Grant to Cut Traffic, Improve Transit and Clean the Air in Los Angeles (04/25/08)   Maritime Administration Awards $9.8 Million in Shipyard Grant; New Program Encourages, Strengthens Small Shipyards (04/24/08)   BTS Releases Fourth-Quarter 2007 Air Fare Data; Average Fourth-Quarter Air Fares Rose 4.0 Percent from 2006; Top 100 Airports: Highest Fare in Anchorage, Lowest Fare at Hilo, HI  (04/23/08)   Secretary Peters Proposes 25 Percent Increase in Fuel Efficiency Standards Over 5 Years for Passenger Vehicles, Light Trucks (04/22/08)   Top U.S. Transit Official Announces $18.9 Million in Funding to Keep Norfolk’s Tide Rolling In (04/21/08)   News Digest (04/18/08)   U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Announces Steps to Improve Aviation Safety Inspection Program, and Minimize Travel Disruptions (04/18/08)   Trains Transporting the Most Toxic Hazardous Materials Must Use Safest, Most Secure Route; New Federal Routing Rule Follows Proposal to Raise Rail Hazmat Tank Car Safety (04/16/08)   U.S. Transportation Secretary Peters Announces New Measures to Improve Air Travel Experience (04/16/08)   BTS Releases February Passenger Airline Employment Data; February 2008 Employment Up 3.0 Percent from February 2007 (04/15/08)   DOT Proposes United Airlines for Los Angeles-Mexico Flights (04/14/08)   BTS Releases January 2008 Airline Traffic Data; January 2008 System Traffic Up 1.0 Percent from January 2007 (04/10/08)   DOT Proposes to Approve Expanded Transatlantic Alliance Involving Delta, Northwest 04/09/08)   BTS Releases Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI); Freight Index was Unchanged in February from January (04/09/08)   Nation’s Top Highway Official Calls for Slower Driving in Work Zones (04/08/09)   U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Announces New York Aviation Czar (04/08/08)   Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters (04/07/08)

MORE THAN EISENHOWER EVER DREAMED: A NEW VISION FOR TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA DETROIT ECONOMIC CLUB DETROIT, MI  (05/05/08) I-94 DEVELOPMENT JACKSON, MI (05/05/08) BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: OPPORTUNITY ‘08 "GEARING UP TO PUT AMERICA BACK IN THE FAST LANE" WASHINGTON DC  (04/28/08) LOS ANGELES CONGESTION REDUCTION GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT LOS ANGELES, CA (04/25/08) CAFE STANDARDS ANNOUNCEMENT WASHINGTON, DC (04/22/08) FAA SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT (04/18/08) RAIL HAZMAT ROUTING RULE NEWS CONFERENCE PUEBLO, CO (04/16/08)

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