Author: Robert Puentes
Honoring Norman Mineta
May 06, 2022 | Robert PuentesThe outpouring of memories and tributes for Norman Mineta this week rightly focused on his tremendous imprint – not just across the...
Workforce Issues Front-and-Center in Congress
Apr 29, 2022 | Robert Puentes and Katie DonahueLast year, the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) released a report concluding that the United States is...
Austin’s Project Connect: Independent Review of Governance and Leadership
Apr 22, 2022 | Paul Lewis, Romic Aevaz and Robert PuentesWith the passage of Proposition A in 2020, Austin voters gave their approval to an ambitious, far-reaching vision for the region's...
Transportation Experts Skeptical Of Gas Tax Holiday As Prices Increase
Mar 21, 2022 | Robert Puentes“The public policy can only affect a small piece of it, which is the tax part,” Puentes said. “And so I'm just skeptical that...
Why A Gas Tax Holiday Likely Wouldn’t Make a Big Difference At The Pump
Mar 09, 2022 | Robert PuentesAnd while savings at the pump may be relatively small, you could drive a Hummer through the hole it would leave in the federal...
Indianapolis looks to mass transit project to spur development in low-income area
Feb 14, 2022 | Robert Puentes“If done right, they do have the chance to be transformative,” Puentes said. “The Indianapolis project is one that a lot of...
New York’s transit agency is its lifeblood. The pandemic puts its future at a crossroads
Jan 05, 2022 | Robert Puentes“It’s hard to overstate the challenges that transit around the country has been facing as a result of COVID,” said Robert...
Albuquerque’s bus system starts zero-fare experiment for 2022
Jan 04, 2022 | Robert PuentesMore American cities are thinking about their transit systems that way, according to Robert Puentes, who heads up the ENO Center for...
Congestion pricing can be equitable, if done right
Dec 22, 2021 | Robert Puentes“Singapore, London, and Stockholm each saw drops in vehicle emissions after congestion pricing was introduced”—in these cases,...
When will we see the economic impact of new infrastructure spending?
Nov 08, 2021 | Robert Puentes“There’s a misunderstanding that the federal government, in all of its power, can wave a wand and that projects can start appearing...
Op-Ed: Recognizing the Reasons for Railroad Deaths
Oct 08, 2021 | Paul Lewis and Robert PuentesWhile we do not yet know the precise cause of the recent Amtrak derailment in Montana, the response was swift. The National...
Eno President and CEO: Comments to the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council
Sep 24, 2021 | Robert PuentesThis article is a transcript of comments made by Eno's President and CEO, Robert Puentes, to the President's National Infrastructure...