Across the country, transportation investments have played a critical role in reviving our manufacturing sector. At DOT, we're working to create even more opportunities.

To commemorate last year's tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, three air traffic controllers shared how they became aware that several aircraft were being hijacked in the New York area and what led to the FAA's unprecedented decision to shut down the entire United States airspace.

This morning, I visited the National Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, PA, with Vice President Joe Biden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. It was an honor to be on such hallowed grounds on this day of remembrance.

On September 11th, members of the U.S. Merchant Marine helped evacuate people from lower Manhattan and brought supplies and first responders back to the World Trade Center site. More than 300,000 people were evacuated by water on 9/11 - the largest unplanned water evacuation in the history of the United States.

To commemorate September 11, the Federal Aviation Administration has named two arrival sequences into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in honor of those who died that day and those who have served our country from that day forward.

How does DOT welcome National Preparedness Month? Our new Pipeline Safety Update site where you can review the actions that PHMSA, the states, and pipeline operators have taken to improve safety.

When we increase access to transit, we increase access to opportunity. At DOT, we're particularly proud of the transit services we're developing for our nation's military heroes, veterans, wounded warriors, and civilian defense workers.

In this guest blog post from Federal Railroad Administration's Joseph Szabo, you'll learn why Amtrak is more popular than ever before, and growing. Hint: it's because America's rail carrier is good at what it does.

As a grandfather of nine, I take the safety of our nation’s children personally. With summer drawing to a close and students returning to school, I want to join NHTSA in reminding parents, caregivers, and everyone traveling on our nation’s roads to, please, stay alert and drive responsibly.

When a natural disaster like Hurricane Isaac strikes, it's imperative that states and cities can reopen critical transportation routes as quickly as possible. Thanks to some help from the Federal Highway Administration, Louisiana is doing just that.

The timing for last Friday's runway dedication in Nashua couldn't be better because in the past few weeks the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded AIP grants to many airports. In fact, by September 30, the FAA expects to have awarded its nearly 2,500th AIP grant since just February of this year.

Federal Highway Administration's Victor Mendez helps Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear break ground on the East End Crossing Bridge, part of the @Ohio River Bridges project. New jobs, congestion relief, economic competitiveness on their way.

We've got a great new video challenge thanks to our terrific safety partners at NHTSA, Stop the Texts, National Organizations for Youth Safety, Mazda, Project Yellow Light.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration bus safety inspection sweep recorded more than 8,700 bus inspections in 2 weeks. Read more in this blog post from FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro.

We're working with our partners to make sure health is part of the transportation conversation.

Local roads are important to individual communities and as links in the nation’s transportation system. And local public agencies play a key role in their development and maintenance. FHWA wants to make sure they have the tools to do the best job possible.

DOT, The White House and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalize national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for passenger cars and light trucks built in the years 2017 through 2025. A win for families; a win for air quality; a win for the auto industry, innovation, & jobs.

Can the U.S. do better on pipeline safety? You bet. And the grants we're announcing today will help us do exactly that by supporting the damage prevention efforts of our safety partners in the states.