http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mary_E_PetersFind stories, videos, and photos about Mary E. Peters from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:24:44 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mary_E_Peters14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mary E. Peters from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/12/news/economy/driving_decline/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/12/news/economy/driving_decline/index.htmDriving in America has undergone its most dramatic continuous decline in history, the Department of Transportation said Friday.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/12/11/traffic.fatalities/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/12/11/traffic.fatalities/index.html#cnnSTCTextTraffic fatalities nationwide are expected to decline about 10 percent this year, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said Thursday.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/01/driving.less/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/10/01/driving.less/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans drove 3.6 percent less in July 2008 than they did during July 2007, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said Tuesday.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/05/news/economy/highway_trust_fund/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/05/news/economy/highway_trust_fund/index.htmAn unprecedented decline in driving will deplete the federal Highway Trust Fund by the end of September and prompted the Bush administration on Friday to ask Congress for an $8 billion emergency infusion.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837104,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDrunken driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, but the government says the number of alcohol-related fatalities among motorcycle riders climbed in half the states last yearThu, 28 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/01/kaye.crumbling.infrastructure/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/01/kaye.crumbling.infrastructure/index.html#cnnSTCTextMercedes Gorden remembers August 1, 2007, like it was yesterday.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/28/news/economy/driving/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/28/news/economy/driving/index.htmAmericans drove 9.6 billion fewer miles in May compared with a year earlier, according to a report Monday from the Federal Highway Administration.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1823664,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1823664,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA device to prevent airplane fuel tanks from exploding must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes, federal officials said WednesdayWed, 16 Jul 2008 23:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/02/news/economy/military_airspace/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/02/news/economy/military_airspace/index.htmThe U.S. military will open up airspace for commercial air travel during the Independence Day weekend to relieve congestion, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/18/driving.cutbacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/18/driving.cutbacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles in April than they did in April 2007, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/news/economy/gas/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/19/news/economy/gas/index.htmGas prices have fallen for the third day in a row, backing further away from recent highs, according to a daily survey released Thursday by motorist group AAA.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734637,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734637,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEven if government-enforced fuel efficiency standards don't prompt Americans to buy smaller cars, the rising gas price probably will Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732330,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTransportation Secretary Mary Peters is demanding that federal regulators and American Airlines explain why U.S. air travelers endured canceled flights last weekFri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/hazardous.shipping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/17/hazardous.shipping/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Bush administration has proposed a new rule that will require railroads to ship hazardous materials on their safest and most secure routes, but critics immediately attacked the measure as an anemic regulation that will not result in any changes to existing routes.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/04/16/airline.bumping/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/04/16/airline.bumping/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe government is ordering airlines to double the compensation they must pay passengers bumped from oversold flights to as much as $800 under certain conditions. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/20/trucker.hours/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/20/trucker.hours/index.html#cnnSTCTextSafety advocates went to federal court Thursday asking judges to block a Transportation Department rule on work hours for truckers.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:01:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684272,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1684272,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Bush has settled on steps intended to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers strandedThu, 15 Nov 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/economy/bush_airlines.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/27/news/economy/bush_airlines.ap/index.htmPresident Bush said Thursday that he has asked his transportation secretary to make sure that travelers delayed at airports are treated fairly.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/25/news/international/bc.apfn.delta.china2.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/25/news/international/bc.apfn.delta.china2.ap/index.htmDelta Air Lines Inc. is getting a prize nonstop gateway to China, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters announced Tuesday.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/10/bridge.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/10/bridge.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe bodies of a 22-month-old girl and her mother have been recovered from the rubble of the I-35W bridge collapse, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/bridge.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/02/bridge.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe search for bodies in the Mississippi River was painstakingly slow as divers navigated debris and coped with low visibility after Wednesday's deadly bridge collapse, officials said.Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1649008,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1649008,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDivers searched the Mississippi River on Thursday for more bodies entombed in cars trapped beneath the surface. As many as 30 people remained missingThu, 02 Aug 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/05/crash_prevention/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/AUTOS/04/05/crash_prevention/index.htmlPlans to add crash prevention technology to all new passenger vehicles by 2012 could save up to 10,000 lives each year on U.S. roadways, a Department of Transportation official said Thursday.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/news/crash_prevention/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/news/crash_prevention/index.htmPlans to add crash prevention technology to all new passenger vehicles by 2012 could save up to 10,000 lives each year on U.S. roadways, a Department of Transportation official said Thursday.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:02:00 EDT