Topic: Pete Buttigieg

The Biden administration announced Monday $1.4 billion for a range of projects to improve railway safety and repair the industry's tattered infrastructure across the country.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg faced sharp criticism over flight delays, train derailments and transportation funding at a hearing Wednesday, as he warned a potential government shutdown could impact air travel.

American Airlines was hit with the largest fine of its kind for keeping passengers waiting on the tarmac without an opportunity to deplane, the Department of Transportation said Monday.

The Biden administration on Friday proposed a new rule to increase energy efficiency standards in new passenger cars and light trucks.

The U.S. Transportation Department Friday said it's taking several actions to both raise awareness and prevent human trafficking. It includes a new collaboration among transportation sector leaders.

The Department of Transportation will require new single-aisle airplanes to have fully accessible lavatories for wheelchair users starting in 2026, under a new rule announced Wednesday.

The Biden administration and disability rights leaders met in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act and transportation accessibility.

President Joe Biden used a trip to South Carolina on Thursday to tout the real world benefits of "Bidenomics," massive investments across the country that he said are creating jobs at a rapid pace.

The Biden administration will announce more than $2 billion in federal dollars that will go to states and local governments to fund 162 new infrastructure projects across the country.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced nearly $1.7 billion in grants to build more than 1,700 buses with American parts and labor, more than doubling the number of zero-emission transit buses on the roads.