October 4, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the release of the Freight Analysis Framework, a database and analytical tool that will help improve planning, operations and decision-making to better manage freight movement across the...
September 30, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced on September 27 a $59.4 million grant in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds to the Metropolitan Transit Development Board in San Diego, CA for the Mission Valley East Light...
September 30, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
HARRISBURG, Pa. — After nine years of studies, the effort to revive regional commuter-rail service now depends largely on whether there’s local money to run the trains, the Patriot-News reports. Yesterday, Capitol Area Transit announced that a federal...
July 23, 2002 | DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta offered electronic notification to people who want an easier way to follow U.S. transportation regulatory activities. The new service responds to the Bush Administration’s strategy for expanding...
July 3, 2002 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta and Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter today announced the award of a grant totaling $76,748,000 to Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, to fund improvements to the Amtrak-owned...
June 26, 2002 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A solution to Amtrak’s immediate financial woes “is very, very close,” Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said Tuesday. Mineta said the problem could be solved by Wednesday offered no details on what actions would be...
June 20, 2002 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
Remarks for The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta Secretary Of Transportation Amtrak announcement before the U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Washington, D.C. June 20, 2002 8:30 a.m. Thank you Bruce (Josten, Executive Vice President for Governmental Affairs, U.S. Chamber of...