A quick update on the Tiger Team post from February 7. Quick, because there isn’t anything to say except the good folks over at DOT must be pretty busy “. . . getting ready to distribute funds and developing common reporting standards to track the highway, road, bridge, transit, rail, aviation and other intermodal [sic] investments.” They haven’t had time to moderate a single comment to the Tiger Team announcement.
As a matter of fact, there hasn’t been a comment posted in The Fast Lane since December 9, 2008. Maybe this blog should be renamed “The Breakdown Lane.” I get more comments than the DOT?
Mr. LaHood did note that word about his Tiger Team is getting out in this Friday the 13th post in the Official Blog of the Department of Transportation. He has $46 billion in taxpayers money to get in and out of the DOT’s doors, but that should be an easy task for a man that talks to states. Or is that states within the states? LaHood met with state transportation leaders recently to discuss “. . . the opportunities and responsibilities facing us . . . ” in implimenting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
I talked with every state represented at the meeting and learned about challenges and projects in their states.
By the way, check out this photo taken at the meeting. At least at the state level, diversity hasn’t made many inroads (sorry about that) into the transportation field.
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Have you looked at the bill yet? …the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It is online in PDF.
Finally, some comments in The Fast Lane. Here are a couple of examples of what gets posted –
Of course, “Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the author has approved them.” What a load of crap. Comments won’t appear unless the author really likes what you have to say about him and his wonderful team…
Here’s one: Mr LaHood, you are so massive and huge. Please keep up your huge and massive work. You are the hugest and massivest. It takes someone massive to do the huge job you have and it is a massive responsibility. Thank you.