Interested re @PeteButtigieg for DOT & want facts?
Here are some.

Listen to line at start of video from former Obama adviser in Jan '19. In his opinion, Buttigieg came up w/best infrastructure plan of any of the primary candidates.

Why? Describes. (1/3) https://twitter.com/mattcorridoni/status/1215758200559022081
Mayors on front lines: @PeteButtigieg revived 101k city that anchors 318k metro. Industrial decline=need to fix decayed infrastructure. Learned *the reality* of *how federal policies play out on ground*. Regulations. Investment. Obstacles. Succeeded. (2/3) https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/10/pete-buttigieg-2020-infrastructure-plan-096976
How Pete Buttigieg would address infrastructure

The plan calls for working with states, cities and local governments to build sustainable infrastructure that also establishes "opportunity, equity, and empowerment."

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/10/pete-buttigieg-2020-infrastructure-plan-096976
. @PeteButtigieg won enactment of "Smart Streets" after traffic studies+hearings+secured bond issue/tax increment financing. Increased private development+pedestrian vibrancy+road safety+bike commuting. Completed in 4yrs. Also aimed to move airport train station to downtown. (3/3)
. @PeteButtigieg infrastructure plan would double DOT's BUILD grants--boost transit, passenger rail & electric vehicles; also aims to cut backlog of road repairs in half over 10 yrs while repairing 1/2 of nation's structurally deficient bridges by 2030--both massive undertakings.
John D. Porcari, who served as Deputy Secretary of Transportation under Obama, said in an interview that he supported @PeteButtigieg's infrastructure plan:

“It provides more flexibility for local solutions. You would not expect Omaha+Atlanta to have the same priorities+ needs.”
Analysis of @PeteButtigieg's infrastructure plan, including comments on it by Obama's *Deputy Secretary of Transportation*:

(This is part of a long THREAD of DOT-related Buttigieg material; please see above for additional info) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/10/pete-buttigieg-unveils-1-trillion-infrastructure-plan.html
Pete Buttigieg unveils $1 trillion infrastructure plan

Pete Buttigieg is pledging to direct federal funds to state and local governments to revitalize the nation's transport networks, clean water supply and broadband internet.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/10/pete-buttigieg-unveils-1-trillion-infrastructure-plan.html
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