Pete Buttigieg

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Mar. 2, 2022

  US secretary boards RFTA

  U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, along with Colorado’s U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, visited Glenwood Springs on Friday, Feb. Feb. 25. The gentlemen were here to assess the progress and work that still needs to be done on I-70 in the Glenwood Canyon. They also got the chance to jump on an eco-friendly RFTA bus and speak with local Latino representatives including Alex Sanchez of Voces Unidas and director of Protegete for Conservation Colorado, Beatriz Soto. “Latinos must be an integral part in elevating local transportation issues and helping craft solutions and identifying opportunities,” Soto told The Sopris Sun. As Soto explained to Secretary Buttigieg, “We need transportation solutions where housing and economic growth are at the center to achieve a just society that will not only have a smaller carbon footprint, but will uplift the working class of our community.” Photo of Alex Sanchez and Secretary Buttigieg by James Steindler

  The city of Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork Valley welcomed a member of the U.S. presidential cabinet on Friday, Feb. 25. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got the chance to hop on a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) bus at its maintenance facility near Glenwood Meadows and… read more →

• Locations: Español By James Steindler Published Mar. 2, 2022

  Secretario de transporte de Estados Unidos aborda el RFTA

  

  Traducción por Dolores Duarte

  La ciudad de Glenwood Springs y el valle de Roaring Fork dieron la bienvenida a un miembro del gabinete presidencial estadounidense el viernes 25 de febrero. El secretario de transporte Pete Buttigieg tuvo la oportunidad de subirse a un autobús del Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA)… read more →