Hope Yen

Associated Press

Traffic flows along Interstate 90 highway as a Metra suburban commuter train moves along an elevated track in Chicago on March 31, 2021. 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.

Buttigieg Sends $5B to Cities for Safety as Road Deaths Soar

Buttigieg stressed the urgency.

Authorities prepare to tow a vehicle involved a deadly six-car crash in North Las Vegas, Nevada, Jan. 30, 2022.

Road Deaths Rise at Record Pace

Regulators have blamed increasingly reckless driving behavior during the pandemic.

Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Board speaks during a news conference, Oct. 3, 2019, Windsor Locks, Conn.

NTSB Chief to Fed Agency: Stop Using Misleading Statistics

Auto safety advocates have called the figure an unacceptable "excuse" for surging crashes.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., walks to a caucus lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 17, 2021.

$2T Social, Climate Package All But Doomed

A key senator said he would not support the bill.

Old Faithful erupts at Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., May 18, 2020.

National Parks to Offer Look into Green-Friendly Transit

The multimillion-dollar pilot programs could include self-driving shuttles and electrified transportation.

David and Wendy Mills with a photo of their daughter at their home in Spring, Texas, Oct. 12, 2021.

More than a Dozen Auto Safety Rules Years Overdue

A highway safety group says the nation faces a “car crash epidemic" as safety rules languish.

President Joe Biden hands out a pen after signing an executive order in the State Dining Room of the White House, July 9, 2021.

Biden Mileage Rule to Exceed Obama Climate Goal

The White House wants to nudge 40% of U.S. drivers into electric vehicles by decade’s end.

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, leave in the elevator after a closed door talks about infrastructure on Capitol Hill, July 15, 2021.

Senators Race to Seal Infrastructure Deal

Pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress.

From right, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, May 19, 2021.

DOT Reinstates Local Hiring Program

The Obama-era pilot program aims to bolster hiring of minority and disadvantaged people for public works projects.

Vice President Kamala Harris tours Thomas Built Buses, High Point, N.C.,, April 19, 2021.

Dems Push $25B to Electrify School Buses

Emissions from diesel engines may contribute to respiratory illnesses in children, studies have found.

From left, President Joe Biden, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., and other members of the House of Representatives meet in the Oval Office, March 4, 2021.

Buttigieg Says Infrastructure Plan a 'Once in a Century' Opportunity

He compared its potential to the interstate highway system and the transcontinental railroad.