Daily News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... for changing electronic freeway signs into billboards in a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters, the Los Angeles Times reported last month.
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
The U.S. and Armenia concluded a full Open-Skies agreement, the first aviation accord between the two countries, announced the U.S. Secretary of Transportation."With this agreement, Armenia becomes the 94th U.S. Open-Skies partner," Secretary Mary E. Peters said.Open-Skies refers to a bilateral (and sometimes multilateral) Air Transport Agreement which liberalizes the rules for international...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Roof Strength Standard~Statement from U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters “As stewards of the nation’s transportation system, we take our safety responsibilities seriously, and it is incumbent on us to develop new regulations that optimize safety. We must ensure that any final rules we issue are as successful as possible. [...]
Findlaw (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
... testing for motorcycle helmets. In Monday's NHTSA Press Release , U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters stated that the new rule "will help mitigate the yearly increases in motorcycle fatalities and injuries that have plagued the nation for nearly a decade," with fatalities increasing by 144 percent since 1997. According to the NHTSA, in states with helmet laws, almost 20 percent...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
U.S.Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters and Virgiania Gov. Tim Kaine look at a map at Main Street Station in Richmond on Tuesday as they announce new funding to improve passenger rail service. Peters announced the federal government will provide $30 million in matching money for 15 passenger rail projects across the country.
Docuticker (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
Seat Belt use Hits Record Level in 2008 Source: U.S. Department of Transportation More Americans are buckling up than ever before, with 83 percent of vehicle occupants using seatbelts during daylight hours, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced today. In 2007, 82 percent used seat belts. … According to the report, 84 percent of passenger car [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... up to $27 million for finishing over three months early. The federal secretary of transportation, Mary E. Peters, who spoke at a bridge ceremony on Monday, an event that seemed to draw practically every office-holder in Minnesota — along with those, like Olivia, who had been injured — paid tribute to the diligence of the project, and said it was a lesson for the rest of the nation.“It...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters listens to comments during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport.(Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP Photo)Congress on Thursday sent President Bush an $8 billion rescue package for the federal highway trust fund. The infusion comes as the trust fund, which relies on declining revenues from the federal gas...
PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
‘An important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, which could hamper completion of road and bridge construction projects across the country, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said,’ the New York Times reported Friday. Ms. Peters said that ‘the Transportation Department will have to delay payments for the local [...]
beSpacific (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
News release: "U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters today directed the Federal Highway Administration to take immediate steps to...
Fleet Owner RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced today that the Highway Trust Fund is paying out far more money than it is getting in, and needs an immediate $8 billion infusion from the government’s general fund or it could be down to zero as soon as the end of this month
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
An important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, a situation that could hamper completion of road and bridge construction projects across the country, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said on Friday. Because the trust fund's highway account is draining away, the Transportation Department will have to delay payments for projects, Ms. Peters...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
WASHINGTON — An important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, which could hamper completion of road and bridge construction projects across the country, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said on Friday.Because the fund is draining away so fast, the Transportation Department will have to delay payments for the local projects, or reduce their...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... it will begin delaying payments to states unless Congress acts quickly. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said in a statement, "Americans cannot afford to have Congress play 'kick the can' with highway funding for another year, another month, or frankly, another week." "Every family understands that constantly spending more than you earn is a recipe for insolvency," Peters...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
... of the SBE Council Karen Kerrigan, chairman and CEO of Carlson, Inc., U.S. Sec. of Transportation Mary E. Peters and Ann Sullivan, Government Affairs for WIPP. The event will be held from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Brit's Pub, 1110 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, Minn. 55403-2405. The Economic Blueprint was unveiled earlier this week for Democratic lawmakers during the Democratic National Convention. ...
