Eno Transportation Weekly

Highways, Surface Reauthorization

Senate EPW Discusses Forthcoming Highway Reauthorization

July 12, 2019 - The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing this week to reinforce the need for a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill – the precise kind of bill that the panel hopes to approve by the end of this month.

FTA, transit

House Passes Defense Bill Carrying Chinese Transit Railcar Ban

July 12, 2019 - Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed a $733 billion Pentagon authorization bill (H.R. 2500) that includes a provision banning the use of federal mass transit dollars for the purchase of rail cars built by companies owned or subsidized by the government of the People's Republic of China.

News & Analysis

Eno

Welcome Eno’s New Staff!

July 11, 2019 – Over the last few months, Eno has welcomed three new staff members to our team.

By Karen Price

Bicycle

There’s No One Way to Build a Cycling City: Lessons from the Dutch and Danish

July 11, 2019 – Denmark and the Netherlands have become synonymous with cycling, but the policy and cultural specifics of each nation differ.

By Christopher Oster

FY20

Pressure Grows to Reach Budget/Debt Deal Within 3 Weeks

July 12, 2019 Pressure mounted on Congressional leaders this week to enact legislation increasing the public debt limit and statutory spending ceilings before Congress departs for its scheduled five-week August recess, which is to begin three week... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out our membership [...]

By Jeff Davis

Aviation, FAA, Rail, STB

FAA, STB Nominees Advanced in Senate

July 11, 2019 – Stephen Dickson, nominee for the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), had his nomination advanced from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, July 10. The vote was 14-12 on party lines in favor of advancing the nomination to the full Senate. The committee also approved Michelle Schultz [...]

By Christopher Oster

USDOT

Under Secretary Leaves DOT for OMB

July 12, 2019 Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy Derek Kan has left the Department of Transportation to take a senior post at the White House Office of Management and Budget. There was no formal announcement from either place, but DOT... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or [...]

By Jeff Davis

Public transit, transit

The Johnson-Nixon Mass Transit Bill of 1968-1969

The story of how Lyndon Johnson’s draft mass transit proposal of 1968 became Richard Nixon’s transit mass transit proposal of 1969.

By Jeff Davis

Capitol Hill Events – Week of July 15, 2019

Tuesday, July 16 – House Homeland Security – full committee markup (agenda here) – 10:00 a.m., 310 Cannon. Tuesday, July 16 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – subcommittee hearing on oversight of the FTA Capital Investment Grant program (witness list to be posted here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. [...]

By Jeff Davis

Editors

Jeff Davis

Senior Fellow and Editor, Eno Transportation Weekly