LaHood Says He'll Stay On As Transportation Secretary 'Indefinitely'
This item may be a couple days old but it's breaking news to me; U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he will continue to fill the position for an indefinite period of time during Obama's second term. LaHood had originally said he wouldn't serve past Obama's first term and now he's being somewhat cagey, not saying how long he'll be around or why he's staying; if it was at the president's request or his own idea.
I have a somewhat unhealthy obsession with LaHood for the visibility and transparency he brought to the field of transportation over the past four years so I say good for you Ray! Let's get some stuff done this term then we'll let you retire to go fishing or whatever it is you do when you're not at work. Although I suspect it's still something transportation-related, such as building model trains or flying remote control airplanes.
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SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
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