Ray LaHood: “a national high-speed-rail network can and will be our generation’s legacy”

Filed under: Transportation Alternatives, USA

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is urging Americans to dream big and believe that we, too, can build a high speed rail system just like those we admire in Europe and Asia. LaHood wrote a piece, originally published in the Orlando Sentinel, in which he touts the benefits of high speed [...]

LaHood visits Toyota in Japan, won’t discuss likelihood of more fines

Filed under: Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Toyota

Akio Toyoda, still working the shovel to extricate Toyota from the hole it’s dug, invited U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for a factory visit. When he returned, LaHood said that the Toyota CEO didn’t realize how much damage the company’s reputation was taking until Toyoda actually came to America and [...]