Issue / Governance reform
Reforming America’s Transportation System
Oct 15, 2019 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONIn February 2019 the Eno Center for Transportation (Eno) and the Reason Foundation (Reason) convened a three-day workshop (the...
Webinar: Reforming America’s Transportation System
Oct 24, 2019 | Karen PriceTransportation governance is a growing issue for modern transportation. State departments of transportation, transit agencies,...
Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution
Oct 01, 2019 | Paul Lewis, Jeff Davis and Alice GrossmanThis year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of...
Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution
Oct 02, 2019 | Karen PriceEach year, more than $45 billion in annual Federal highway funding today is distributed to states based on real-world metrics from...
What’s the Purpose of Mass Transit? – Part 4 – What’s the Underlying Goal of Transportation?
Jul 18, 2018 | Jeff DavisJuly 18, 2018 Prompted by the 50th anniversary of the decision to move federal mass transit programs from the Department of Housing...
What’s the Purpose of Mass Transit? Part 3 – From HUD to DOT
Jul 11, 2018 | Jeff DavisJuly 11, 2018 Federal mass transit programs were moved from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Department of...
Eno Aviation Insights: How Do Taxes And Fees Change If Air Traffic Control Is Privatized?
Jan 19, 2018 | Greg RogersJanuary 19, 2018 The Eno Center for Transportation released the latest entry in its Aviation Insight series this week, “How Do...
Like a Tweet, Go Directly to Jail? GAO Finds USDOT Social Media Violated Federal Law
Dec 15, 2017 | Jeff DavisDecember 15, 2017 Whatever low-level U.S. Department of Transportation employee manages their social media accounts was undoubtedly...
House Democrats Claim Sequestration Woes From Shuster FAA Bill
Oct 31, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 30, 2017 Democratic leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier today sent a letter to...
Senate Passes FY18 Budget After Dropping House Air Traffic Control Provision
Oct 20, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 20, 2017 Last night, the Senate passed a budget blueprint for fiscal 2018 following the grueling "vote-a-rama" process. The...
Another False Alarm: FAA Reform Bill Not On Next Week’s House Schedule, Either
Oct 05, 2017 | Jeff DavisOctober 5, 2017 (expanded October 6) House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) once again today did not mention the stalled...
Op-Ed: Why Does Labor Support Corporatizing Air Traffic Control?
Sep 29, 2017 | Robert PuentesSeptember 28, 2017 The most significant policy reform to our nation's aviation system is currently winding its way through...