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Buttigieg Doles Out Transport Grants With Eye Toward Climate
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has doled out $905 million in infrastructure grants
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New to DC, Buttigieg Looks to Build Bridges With Biden Plan
Two months into his job, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is forging a fresh path for his Cabinet role and in his life that could bridge gaps with Republicans when it comes to President Joe Biden’s agenda
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Pete Buttigieg's Love Story Has O'Hare Airport Changing Its Twitter Bio
Pete Buttigieg’s love story has O’Hare International Airport feeling romantic – so romantic they changed their Twitter bio.
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Biden Officially Introduces Buttigieg as Nominee for Transportation Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden officially introduced Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., as his nominee for transportation secretary. Buttigieg would be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet position.
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Biden Calls Transportation Nominee Buttigieg ‘a New Voice'
President-elect Joe Biden has introduced onetime Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary
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New Acela Trains to Shorten Route Between DC and New York
Tilting trains? It might sound strange, but Amtrak’s new Acela line trains that lean into curves and bends will shave time off trips, and they plan to roll them out over the next couple of years.
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Feds to Approve Funding for Caltrain Electrification Project
Federal funding that was in limbo earlier this year for a Caltrain electrification project will be approved after all, federal transportation officials announced Monday.
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‘Canary in the Coal Mine': Federal Funding for Major Caltrain Project Hits a Snag
A massive Caltrain project to convert the commuter train system from diesel fuel to electric power was derailed Saturday when the Federal Transit Administration decided to hold up a nearly $650 million construction grant.
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Google Outlines Federal Fast Track for Getting Its Self-Driving Car on the Road
Google wants Congress to create new federal powers that would let the tech giant receive special, expedited permission to bring to market a self-driving car that has no steering wheel or pedals.
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California Wrestles With Making Self-Driving Cars Public
Companies that are developing self-driving cars of the future want government regulators to clear the road for public access to the technology, once it emerges from prototype testing.
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Google Antsy as California DMV Slow on Self-Driving Car Rules
Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the Department of Motor Vehicles.