Maryland State Secretary of Transportation appointed to be Dep. Secretary of the US DOT

John Porcari was just announced as deputy secretary of US DOT. See "Md. transportation head tapped for federal post" from the Baltimore Sun and "Maryland Moment: Obama Taps Porcari for Transportation Post" from the Post. No idea of who will replace him at the Maryland State level. He knows what's up with the FTA scoring methods for transit projects...

This is a good appointment.

Also see, "Speaking of the Purple Line," an entry from December, which was in part about a presentation at which then Maryland Secretary of Transportation, John Porcari, spoke at, saying great things.