Issue / Commuter Rail
Detroit Desperately Needs to Vote to Build a Rail and Bus Transit System
Oct 26, 2016 | Robert Puentes(Ed. Note: For more information on this ballot measure, read this article from last week's issue) On Election Day, Americans...
Making it on the November Ballot: Update on Transportation Measures Seeking Local Funding Sources
Oct 25, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONWhile all eyes are on the Presidential election this November, this year will also bring a flurry of transportation-related ballot...
Voters to Decide if Public Transit is Right for Detroit
Oct 14, 2016 | Ann HeneberyOctober 14, 2016 On November 8 the Motor City will vote on a $4.6 billion light rail and bus rapid transit plan for Southeast...
Congress Considers Uber/Lyft Benefits for Federal Employees
Sep 22, 2016 | Greg RogersSeptember 22, 2016 As the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) repairs its aging light rail system under the...
Maryland Purple Line Light Rail On Hold After Judge’s Ruling
Aug 18, 2016 | Jeff DavisAugust 18, 2016 How important are ridership forecasts to the environmental impact statements for a new fixed guideway rail system,...
FRA Awards $25M in PTC Grants, Releases PTC Status Report
Aug 18, 2016 | Jeff DavisAugust 18, 2016 The Federal Railroad Administration has selected the recipients of $25 million in grants for positive train...
Mapping the Digital City
Aug 17, 2016 | Greg Rogers“Why don’t you stop and ask for directions?” For decades, the now-anachronistic question encapsulated American identity,...
$197 Million in PTC Implementation Grant Funding Soon To Be Available
Aug 03, 2016 | Jeff DavisAugust 3, 2016 On July 29, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the availability of $197 million in grants to commuter...
Party Platforms and Possible Governing Agendas
Jul 21, 2016 | Jeff DavisJuly 21, 2016 The 2016 Republican National Convention has adopted the 2016 Republican Platform. The transportation provisions of the...
What’s the secret ingredient to increasing transit ridership? Fast, frequent transit
Jul 14, 2016 | Steven HigashideFast, frequent transit that people can walk to is the key to increasing urban transit ridership. That’s the main conclusion of...
1975 White House Memos on WMATA Funding via Interstate Transfers
Jun 13, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONThis is a PDF file containing an April 15, 1975 memo to President Ford from his Budget Director, James Lynn, asking the President to...
Managers’s Amendment to FY 2017 Transportation-HUD Appropriations in House Markup
May 24, 2016 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONManager's amendment offered and adopted to the draft FY 2017 Transportation-Housing appropriations bill in the May 24, 2017 House...