Issue / Public health
Community-Supported Plan Fuels Transportation Transformations
Jul 06, 2022 | Francesa Lawrence, Jodi MarianoSometimes neighborhood plans sit on the shelf—but sometimes they contain the right ingredients, bring together the right partners,...
Senate Fails to Advance Bill Containing Extra $2B for Intercity Bus COVID Relief
May 19, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate earlier today failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to bring up a $48 billion bill providing additional COVID relief,...
Guest Op-Ed: Reclaiming the National Narrative on Transit Safety
Apr 22, 2022 | John AhlenIn our daily lives, we often take for granted the numerous protections in place to ensure we arrive safely at our destinations. The now...
Florida Court Lifts Mask Mandate in Transportation; DOJ to Appeal
Apr 22, 2022 | Jeff DavisA federal judge in Tampa, Florida on April 18 overturned the Centers for Disease Control's mandate that everyone using airline,...
Guest Op-Ed: America Needs to Invest in Universal Road User Education
Mar 29, 2022 | Jonathan French, P. E.As we continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and over 800,000 lives lost in the U.S., the number of road user deaths could...
Senate Votes to Lift Mask Mandate in Transportation, but House Unlikely to Act
Mar 18, 2022 | Jeff DavisOn March 15, the U.S. Senate, in a bipartisan 57-40 vote, approved legislation (S. J. Res. 37) that would force the Biden...
Northstar rail runs into trouble in Anoka County
Oct 31, 2021 | Paul Lewis"A lot of regions are grappling with some of the same challenges," said Paul Lewis, policy director at the Eno Center for...
Senate Passes Bill Freeing Up $123 Billion in COVID Aid for Infrastructure
Oct 21, 2021 | Jeff DavisQuietly and with no debate, the U.S. Senate on October 19 passed legislation freeing up almost $123 billion of the $350 billion state...
T&I Hearing Assesses COVID Funding for Transit
Oct 01, 2021 | Katie DonahueYesterday, the full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing titled “Assessing the Federal Government’s...
T&I Aviation Hearing Explores Air Rage Incidents
Sep 24, 2021 | Katie DonahueUnruly passenger incidents are not new to aviation, but the rates of verbal disputes, threats, and sometimes physical altercations with...
House T&I Looks Back at Oversight of COVID Relief
Aug 02, 2021 | Brianne EbyOn July 29, the House Transportation and Infrastructure full committee held a hearing, “Assessing the Federal Government’s COVID-19...
No end in sight for mask mandates on public transportation
Jul 08, 2021 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, is uncertain when the demasking will happen. "No idea," he said.