Trottenberg Confirmed Deputy DOTSEC
April 14, 2021
Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The U.S. Senate has confirmed, by a vote of 82-15, Polly Trottenberg as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
She will serve as No. 2 at the USDOT under Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who said in a tweet following her April 13 confirmation: “I’m looking forward to working together on the unprecedented opportunities before our department.”
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye issued the following statement in support of Trottenberg’s confirmation:
“I want to congratulate former New York City Transportation Commissioner and former MTA Board member Polly Trottenberg on her confirmation to serve as Deputy Transportation Secretary at USDOT.
April 12, 2021
The Biden administration has already made a big bet on offshore wind, elevating the technology among the suite of options that deserve strategic attention. This support recognizes its potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions, create good jobs, and drive investment in associated infrastructure, especially along the Eastern seaboard of the United States. Such a correction was long overdue: at year-end 2020, the United States accounted for just 0.1 percent of the world’s installed capacity for offshore wind (versus 17 percent for onshore wind). For years, projects had languished in a regulatory process that was too slow, leaving the United States far behind China and several European countries. This may finally be changing.
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