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https://t4america.org/2026/05/05/usdots-historic-failure-to-advance-any-new-transit-projects-in-14-months-may-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ “Since taking office in January 2025, USDOT has not signed a single full-funding grant agreement for a new metro, light rail, or bus rapid transit line” #transit #USDOT #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #shortage
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https://t4america.org/2026/05/05/usdots-historic-failure-to-advance-any-new-transit-projects-in-14-months-may-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ “Since taking office in January 2025, USDOT has not signed a single full-funding grant agreement for a new metro, light rail, or bus rapid transit line” #transit #USDOT #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #shortage
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https://t4america.org/2026/05/05/usdots-historic-failure-to-advance-any-new-transit-projects-in-14-months-may-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ “Since taking office in January 2025, USDOT has not signed a single full-funding grant agreement for a new metro, light rail, or bus rapid transit line” #transit #USDOT #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #shortage
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https://t4america.org/2026/05/05/usdots-historic-failure-to-advance-any-new-transit-projects-in-14-months-may-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ “Since taking office in January 2025, USDOT has not signed a single full-funding grant agreement for a new metro, light rail, or bus rapid transit line” #transit #USDOT #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #shortage
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https://t4america.org/2026/05/05/usdots-historic-failure-to-advance-any-new-transit-projects-in-14-months-may-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ “Since taking office in January 2025, USDOT has not signed a single full-funding grant agreement for a new metro, light rail, or bus rapid transit line” #transit #USDOT #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #shortage
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NY sues Trump admin after it pulls $73M in highway funding for not revoking non-citizen drivers licenses
New York filed suit Friday against the Trump administration after it pulled $73 million from the state’s federal…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #attorneygeneralletitiajames #cdls #law #newyork #Politics #transporation #trump #TrumpAdministration #usdot
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US DOT Aviation Climate Plan
I am currently on the Amtrak Cascades line between Seattle and Vancouver, returning from the awesome SeaGL 2025 conference at the University of Washington. I decided to cancel the US leg of my flight home because of the airport chaos caused by cancelling 10% of domestic flights. But it got me thinking that reducing air travel by 10% could have a huge effect on the USA’s greenhouse gas emissions.
My best estimate from the US Greenhouse Gas Inventory is that aviation emissions are about 125Mt annually. If we assume that the air traffic reduction will last about 1 month, that month would normally account for about 10Mt of emissions. A 10% reduction would thus make up about 1Mt of emissions.
For scale, that’s about the annual emissions of around 54,000 Americans. Not a bad reduction! It’s kind of a small percent of the total 6343 Mt the US puts out every year — about 0.016% — but I guess every bit counts. Given how tepid other climate action, even unintentional, has been in the US this year, we should probably congratulate the US DOT for its bold climate action.
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US DOT Aviation Climate Plan
I am currently on the Amtrak Cascades line between Seattle and Vancouver, returning from the awesome SeaGL 2025 conference at the University of Washington. I decided to cancel the US leg of my flight home because of the airport chaos caused by cancelling 10% of domestic flights. But it got me thinking that reducing air travel by 10% could have a huge effect on the USA’s greenhouse gas emissions.
My best estimate from the US Greenhouse Gas Inventory is that aviation emissions are about 125Mt annually. If we assume that the air traffic reduction will last about 1 month, that month would normally account for about 10Mt of emissions. A 10% reduction would thus make up about 1Mt of emissions.
For scale, that’s about the annual emissions of around 54,000 Americans. Not a bad reduction! It’s kind of a small percent of the total 6343 Mt the US puts out every year — about 0.016% — but I guess every bit counts. Given how tepid other climate action, even unintentional, has been in the US this year, we should probably congratulate the US DOT for its bold climate action.
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US DOT Aviation Climate Plan
I am currently on the Amtrak Cascades line between Seattle and Vancouver, returning from the awesome SeaGL 2025 conference at the University of Washington. I decided to cancel the US leg of my flight home because of the airport chaos caused by cancelling 10% of domestic flights. But it got me thinking that reducing air travel by 10% could have a huge effect on the USA’s greenhouse gas emissions.
My best estimate from the US Greenhouse Gas Inventory is that aviation emissions are about 125Mt annually. If we assume that the air traffic reduction will last about 1 month, that month would normally account for about 10Mt of emissions. A 10% reduction would thus make up about 1Mt of emissions.
For scale, that’s about the annual emissions of around 54,000 Americans. Not a bad reduction! It’s kind of a small percent of the total 6343 Mt the US puts out every year — about 0.016% — but I guess every bit counts. Given how tepid other climate action, even unintentional, has been in the US this year, we should probably congratulate the US DOT for its bold climate action.
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US DOT Aviation Climate Plan
I am currently on the Amtrak Cascades line between Seattle and Vancouver, returning from the awesome SeaGL 2025 conference at the University of Washington. I decided to cancel the US leg of my flight home because of the airport chaos caused by cancelling 10% of domestic flights. But it got me thinking that reducing air travel by 10% could have a huge effect on the USA’s greenhouse gas emissions.
My best estimate from the US Greenhouse Gas Inventory is that aviation emissions are about 125Mt annually. If we assume that the air traffic reduction will last about 1 month, that month would normally account for about 10Mt of emissions. A 10% reduction would thus make up about 1Mt of emissions.
For scale, that’s about the annual emissions of around 54,000 Americans. Not a bad reduction! It’s kind of a small percent of the total 6343 Mt the US puts out every year — about 0.016% — but I guess every bit counts. Given how tepid other climate action, even unintentional, has been in the US this year, we should probably congratulate the US DOT for its bold climate action.
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US DOT Aviation Climate Plan
I am currently on the Amtrak Cascades line between Seattle and Vancouver, returning from the awesome SeaGL 2025 conference at the University of Washington. I decided to cancel the US leg of my flight home because of the airport chaos caused by cancelling 10% of domestic flights. But it got me thinking that reducing air travel by 10% could have a huge effect on the USA’s greenhouse gas emissions.
My best estimate from the US Greenhouse Gas Inventory is that aviation emissions are about 125Mt annually. If we assume that the air traffic reduction will last about 1 month, that month would normally account for about 10Mt of emissions. A 10% reduction would thus make up about 1Mt of emissions.
For scale, that’s about the annual emissions of around 54,000 Americans. Not a bad reduction! It’s kind of a small percent of the total 6343 Mt the US puts out every year — about 0.016% — but I guess every bit counts. Given how tepid other climate action, even unintentional, has been in the US this year, we should probably congratulate the US DOT for its bold climate action.
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Beloved basketball coach, wife identified as victims of fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal alien truck driver
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Beloved basketball coach, wife identified as victims of fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal alien truck driver
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US conservatives hate cities and mass transit.
#USPolitics #NewYork #Bus #Busway #FHWA #USDOT #MassTransit #PublicTransport #NYC
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US conservatives hate cities and mass transit.
#USPolitics #NewYork #Bus #Busway #FHWA #USDOT #MassTransit #PublicTransport #NYC
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US conservatives hate cities and mass transit.
#USPolitics #NewYork #Bus #Busway #FHWA #USDOT #MassTransit #PublicTransport #NYC
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US conservatives hate cities and mass transit.
#USPolitics #NewYork #Bus #Busway #FHWA #USDOT #MassTransit #PublicTransport #NYC
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US conservatives hate cities and mass transit.
#USPolitics #NewYork #Bus #Busway #FHWA #USDOT #MassTransit #PublicTransport #NYC
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The fraud crippling American trucking: 'Ghost' carriers and 'NO NAME GIVEN' driver's licenses issued to foreigners
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The fraud crippling American trucking: 'Ghost' carriers and 'NO NAME GIVEN' driver's licenses issued to foreigners
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Houston reinstated the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose. Some conservative leaders are calling for its removal.
#LGBTQ #Local #News #GovGregAbbott #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #USDOT
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Houston reinstated the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose. Some conservative leaders are calling for its removal.
#LGBTQ #Local #News #GovGregAbbott #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #USDOT
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Houston reinstated the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose. Some conservative leaders are calling for its removal.
#LGBTQ #Local #News #GovGregAbbott #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #USDOT
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Houston reinstated the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose. Some conservative leaders are calling for its removal.
#LGBTQ #Local #News #GovGregAbbott #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #USDOT
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Houston reinstated the rainbow crosswalks in Montrose. Some conservative leaders are calling for its removal.
#LGBTQ #Local #News #GovGregAbbott #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #USDOT
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#Illinois Governor #JBPritzker & the #Chicago Transit Authority [#CTA], which handles >300 million passengers yearly & is the third largest US transit agency, did not immediately comment.
#USDOT has previously threatened #transit #funding for #NewYork, Chicago & #Boston on a number of grounds. #Trump on Thursday vowed to cut "Democrat Agencies" [not a thing], as he looks to inflict pain on his political opposition.
#WhiteSupremacy #law #Project2025 #OrchestratedShutdown #RevengePolitics
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#Illinois Governor #JBPritzker & the #Chicago Transit Authority [#CTA], which handles >300 million passengers yearly & is the third largest US transit agency, did not immediately comment.
#USDOT has previously threatened #transit #funding for #NewYork, Chicago & #Boston on a number of grounds. #Trump on Thursday vowed to cut "Democrat Agencies" [not a thing], as he looks to inflict pain on his political opposition.
#WhiteSupremacy #law #Project2025 #OrchestratedShutdown #RevengePolitics
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#Illinois Governor #JBPritzker & the #Chicago Transit Authority [#CTA], which handles >300 million passengers yearly & is the third largest US transit agency, did not immediately comment.
#USDOT has previously threatened #transit #funding for #NewYork, Chicago & #Boston on a number of grounds. #Trump on Thursday vowed to cut "Democrat Agencies" [not a thing], as he looks to inflict pain on his political opposition.
#WhiteSupremacy #law #Project2025 #OrchestratedShutdown #RevengePolitics
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#Illinois Governor #JBPritzker & the #Chicago Transit Authority [#CTA], which handles >300 million passengers yearly & is the third largest US transit agency, did not immediately comment.
#USDOT has previously threatened #transit #funding for #NewYork, Chicago & #Boston on a number of grounds. #Trump on Thursday vowed to cut "Democrat Agencies" [not a thing], as he looks to inflict pain on his political opposition.
#WhiteSupremacy #law #Project2025 #OrchestratedShutdown #RevengePolitics
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#Illinois Governor #JBPritzker & the #Chicago Transit Authority [#CTA], which handles >300 million passengers yearly & is the third largest US transit agency, did not immediately comment.
#USDOT has previously threatened #transit #funding for #NewYork, Chicago & #Boston on a number of grounds. #Trump on Thursday vowed to cut "Democrat Agencies" [not a thing], as he looks to inflict pain on his political opposition.
#WhiteSupremacy #law #Project2025 #OrchestratedShutdown #RevengePolitics
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US DOT Pulls Grants For Projects That Aren't Focused on #Cars
»While the January notice for the BUILD program did say it would favor projects that "increase accessibility for non-motorized travelers," actions by #USDOT have overtly indicated preferences for projects that serve drivers over other road users.
… US #DOT warned applicants to the Safe Streets and Roads for All program that projects "reducing lane capacity for vehicles ... would be viewed less favorably…"«
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US DOT Pulls Grants For Projects That Aren't Focused on #Cars
»While the January notice for the BUILD program did say it would favor projects that "increase accessibility for non-motorized travelers," actions by #USDOT have overtly indicated preferences for projects that serve drivers over other road users.
… US #DOT warned applicants to the Safe Streets and Roads for All program that projects "reducing lane capacity for vehicles ... would be viewed less favorably…"«
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US DOT Pulls Grants For Projects That Aren't Focused on #Cars
»While the January notice for the BUILD program did say it would favor projects that "increase accessibility for non-motorized travelers," actions by #USDOT have overtly indicated preferences for projects that serve drivers over other road users.
… US #DOT warned applicants to the Safe Streets and Roads for All program that projects "reducing lane capacity for vehicles ... would be viewed less favorably…"«
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US DOT Pulls Grants For Projects That Aren't Focused on #Cars
»While the January notice for the BUILD program did say it would favor projects that "increase accessibility for non-motorized travelers," actions by #USDOT have overtly indicated preferences for projects that serve drivers over other road users.
… US #DOT warned applicants to the Safe Streets and Roads for All program that projects "reducing lane capacity for vehicles ... would be viewed less favorably…"«
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Montrose’s iconic rainbow crosswalks — the first such landmark in Texas recognizing LGBTQ+ residents — are gone for now and could be for the foreseeable future.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #HoustonStreets #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #TrumpAdministration #USDOT
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Montrose’s iconic rainbow crosswalks — the first such landmark in Texas recognizing LGBTQ+ residents — are gone for now and could be for the foreseeable future.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #HoustonStreets #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #TrumpAdministration #USDOT
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Montrose’s iconic rainbow crosswalks — the first such landmark in Texas recognizing LGBTQ+ residents — are gone for now and could be for the foreseeable future.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #HoustonStreets #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #TrumpAdministration #USDOT
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Montrose’s iconic rainbow crosswalks — the first such landmark in Texas recognizing LGBTQ+ residents — are gone for now and could be for the foreseeable future.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #HoustonStreets #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #TrumpAdministration #USDOT
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Montrose’s iconic rainbow crosswalks — the first such landmark in Texas recognizing LGBTQ+ residents — are gone for now and could be for the foreseeable future.
#CityOfHouston #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #Transportation #HoustonStreets #Metro #Montrose #RainbowCrosswalk #TrumpAdministration #USDOT
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Could it be related to FAA's gutting by Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE? With air traffic controllers and support staff gone, older airline infrastructure may be struggling to pick up the slack. Could be related. It's a closed system. Anybody know? #United #UnitedAirlines #DOGE #FAA #DOT #USDOT
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Could it be related to FAA's gutting by Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE? With air traffic controllers and support staff gone, older airline infrastructure may be struggling to pick up the slack. Could be related. It's a closed system. Anybody know? #United #UnitedAirlines #DOGE #FAA #DOT #USDOT
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At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.
Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594
Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan
#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll
#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.
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At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.
Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594
Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan
#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll
#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.
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At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.
Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594
Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan
#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll
#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.
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At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.
Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594
Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan
#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll
#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.
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At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.
Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: https://www.ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-run-bicyclist-monterey-county/64445594
Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: https://www.tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-receive-640-000-federal-grant-for-monterey-county-regional-vision-zero-plan
#VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll
#AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.
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In a news conference at #ReaganNationalAirport on Thurs morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser of #Washington was joined by the new #transportation Secy, #SeanDuffy, as well as Senators #MarkWarner & #TimKaine.
Mayor Bowser thanked the first responders for their rescue work overnight in the frigid waters of the #Potomac River.
#USDOT Secy Duffy, said the night was clear & that both the plane & the helicopter that collided were flying in a standard flight pattern. “This was not unusual,” he said.
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In a news conference at #ReaganNationalAirport on Thurs morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser of #Washington was joined by the new #transportation Secy, #SeanDuffy, as well as Senators #MarkWarner & #TimKaine.
Mayor Bowser thanked the first responders for their rescue work overnight in the frigid waters of the #Potomac River.
#USDOT Secy Duffy, said the night was clear & that both the plane & the helicopter that collided were flying in a standard flight pattern. “This was not unusual,” he said.
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In a news conference at #ReaganNationalAirport on Thurs morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser of #Washington was joined by the new #transportation Secy, #SeanDuffy, as well as Senators #MarkWarner & #TimKaine.
Mayor Bowser thanked the first responders for their rescue work overnight in the frigid waters of the #Potomac River.
#USDOT Secy Duffy, said the night was clear & that both the plane & the helicopter that collided were flying in a standard flight pattern. “This was not unusual,” he said.
#AA5342
