May 3, 2024 – Even though one-third of all docked bike share systems closed permanently at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of customers using bike share in the U.S. and Canada is now at an all-time high. Thank you, e-bikes.
April 26, 2024 – This is the ninth article in our series about transportation and U.S. presidents. Appropriately, given the length of William Henry Harrison’s term in office, it will also be our shortest.
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April 19, 2024 – Martin Van Buren had a strong opinion about the federal government’s role in funding infrastructure projects (known at the time as “internal improvements.”)
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April 5, 2024 – In his March 1825 inaugural address, President John Quincy Adams argued for an expansive use of federal resources, saying that the exercise of powers “is a duty as sacred and indispensable as the usurpation of powers not granted is criminal and odious.”
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March 12, 2024 – The Eno Center for Transportation hosted a webinar with four senior innovation officers who are transforming public agencies and the transportation services they provide.
March 15, 2024 – James Madison is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” He helped draft the document and then (along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay) wrote a series of letters, known as the Federalist Papers, urging the states to support and ratify it. He later served as the fourth U.S. president between 1809 and 1817.
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March 8, 2024 – In 1809 two elected officials from New York, William Kirkpatrick and Joshua Forman, met with President Jefferson to obtain his support for the Erie Canal.
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March 1, 2024 – In 1798, President Adams sent U.S. naval ships to the Caribbean to stop the privateers. This was America’s first international conflict.
February 16, 2024 – To commemorate President’s Day in the backdrop of a presidential election year, Eno is kicking off a series of articles about transportation relating to U.S. presidents. Not only are these stories fascinating, but they also reveal how previous generations navigated dramatic transportation changes.
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