U.S. Transportation Chief Resigns

"He also helped lay the groundwork for privatizing highways and other transportation assets...Two goals that he did not achieve, however, were a restructuring of Amtrak and government permission for a higher level of foreign investment in airlines...ne of the accomplishments for which Mr. Mineta would be remembered was last year's passage of a Transportation Department reauthorization bill, which laid the groundwork for leasing roads to private companies that would operate them and collect tolls."