USDOT Takes Community Focus with Them on the Road

Over at NYC Streetsblog, Ben Fried reports that the "Livable Streets Vibe" that's coming out of Washington is becoming part of how President Obama's USDOT presents itself when it takes its act on the road.  Reporting from the New York Metropolitan Council's annual meeting, Fried caught Vice Admiral Thomas Barrett, Deputy Secretary at U.S. DOT talking about the role that USDOT can take in creating stronger communities:

Let's hope that LADOT and Caltrans don't look at the call to change from a "one-size-fits-all" approach as an excuse to widen more highways.