Author: Robert Puentes
Eno Signs MOU with WTS International
Sep 09, 2022 | Robert PuentesEarlier this week, the Eno Center for Transportation signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with WTS International. Originally...
Public Transit Ridership is Slow to Return, Despite High Gas Prices
Jul 13, 2022 | Robert PuentesBut that aid is finite, said Robert Puentes, who runs the Eno Center for Transportation in Washington, and agencies need to get...
Inflation Poses biggest threat to IIJA rollout: U.S. DOT official
Jun 23, 2022 | Robert Puentes“Externally our biggest headwind is the current economic environment,” said Katie Thomson, director of the Bipartisan...
Metro’s Recurring Problems Raise Questions About Oversight, Management
May 21, 2022 | Robert PuentesWith most transportation systems, it is clear who is responsible, said Robert Puentes, president of the Eno Center for Transportation,...
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...