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Nations Largest Roadway Safety Coalition and Traffic Safety Leaders Call for Biden Administration Commitment to Zero Deaths by 2050 In a letter, more than 74 organizations and individuals, including all three "Zero" entities, urge new administration to explicitly pledge to eliminate deaths on the roads News provided by Share this article Share this article ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the nations largest coalition of traffic safety organizations –  Road to Zero – alon...

History was made Dec. 15 when President-elect Joe Biden named former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his Secretary of Transportation. In addition to being the first openly gay member of a U.S. President’s Cabinet, Buttigieg is also noteworthy both for his lack of hands-on experience managing any sort of transportation department or agency and for his small-city background. But according to one analysis of the appointment, this may actually be a good thing, for it may mean that f...

It’s our annual December donation drive. Please give from the heart (and wallet!) by clicking here. Thanks. President-Elect Joe Biden’s pick of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be the next Transportation secretary drew polarized reactions from sustainable transportation advocates who were either thrilled with his big ambitions for transit and ending traffic violence, or wary of his inexperience in implementing either. Buttigieg was a surprising choice for the post, which experts speculat...