President Barack Obama turned to Maryland for another high-level appointment Friday as the White House announced that he intends to name Maryland Transportation Secretary John D. Porcari to the No. 2 position in the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In choosing Porcari, Obama has selected one of the few state transportation secretaries whose portfolio includes all the major modes of travel – highways, aviation, mass transit, maritime commerce and rail freight. If he clears the required background checks and is confirmed by the Senate, Porcari would serve as deputy to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former Illinois congressman and a Republican.
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I interviewed Porcari about ped/bike access to bridges in Maryland last year on Episode 144 of my tv series, Perils For Pedestrians.
Episode 144 is available on Google Video:
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5397298451034391174
John Z Wetmore
Google Video is shutting down later this month. To see Episode 144 with Porcari’s interview, please go to Blip TV at https://www.blip.tv/file/2753933
You can see a more recent interview with Porcari on "Perils For Pedestrians" 170 at
https://www.blip.tv/file/4777154
Thank you.
John Z Wetmore
http://www.pedestrians.org
The "Perils For Pedestrians" series is moving from Blip TV to YouTube this summer. Here are the new links:
Episode 144: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqeI83EBjWs
Episode 170: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ASlU8xxWE