Issue / Transit
Public transportation is essential to the health of large economies and also provides important transportation to people who cannot or do not own an automobile. Citizens approving large ballot box initiatives to increase the investment in transit systems in many cities, is a common trend. At the same time, many public transit agencies are facing ridership declines in an era of ridehailing services, increases in personal vehicle ownership, and a lack of transit priority in government budgets. To better meet the needs of riders, transit agencies are exploring network redesigns and integration of new mobility services.
Opinion: How California can build sustainable public transportation
Feb 24, 2023 | Karen PriceRedrawing Philly’s bus system is hard. Here are lessons from cities that have done it.
Feb 24, 2023 | Karen PriceBiden Promises Future Tunnel Funding Without Actually Making Grants
Feb 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisPoliticians holding big public events in association with funding grant announcements for high-profile projects are as old as funding...
Moving MaaS: The Situation in Singapore
Feb 03, 2023 | Jonathan HammondToday, city inhabitants have access to almost a dozen different modes of transportation. However, almost a dozen different modes of...
1971 UMTA Feasibility Study for Federal Mass Transit Operating Subsidies
Jan 30, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis 139-page PDF file is the study commissioned by section 9of the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1970. That law required...
Moving MaaS: Mobility as a Service in the United States and Abroad
Jan 20, 2023 | Jonathan HammondToday, city inhabitants have access to almost a dozen different modes of transportation. However, almost a dozen different modes of...
Cheap Transit Fares: Almost Zero but Not Quite
Jan 20, 2023 | Philip PlotchEveryone appreciates a good deal especially when we get something for free. We love free chocolates at hotels, warm cookies at...
Strategies to Hire, Train, and Retain Bus Operators: New Report Will Help Transit Agencies Overcome Obstacles
Jan 06, 2023 | Philip PlotchThis week, the Transportation Research Board released a pre-publication draft of the “Practitioner’s Guide to Bus Operator...
Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides
Dec 14, 2022 | Robert Puentes“You have to make sure it’s at a level that doesn’t result in worse service,” said Robert Puentes, president and CEO of the Eno...
New NYC Transit Forecast Previews “Fiscal Cliff” Issues
Dec 08, 2022 | Jeff DavisAt its November 30 Board of Directors meeting, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority gave a budget update and a new...
Transit Agencies Struggle Amid Commuting Patterns Still in Flux
Nov 14, 2022 | Philip Plotch"For Philip Plotch, principal researcher at the Washington, D.C.-based Eno Center for Transportation, the more important question is...
The Elections and Transportation
Nov 08, 2022 | Robert Puentes and Jonathan HammondAn article by Robert Puentes and Jonathan Hammond for the Eno Center for Transportation describes the various ballot measures that will...