WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation will make $1 billion in grants available for U.S. airports to improve experiences for traveling families. Think miniature gyms for parents, play sets for the kids and breastfeeding stations for mothers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at an event at Reagan National Airport, where he unveiled a new campaign called “Make Travel Family Friendly Again.”

“A lot of parents feel like, as they’re entertaining their kids, there are cellphones and iPads, but if you have a space where it’s fun and clean for your children to burn more energy ... if you can give them a space where they can play and have fun in an airport, I think parents would prefer that option,” Duffy said Monday, when he also advocated for dedicated TSA security lanes for

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