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Op-Ed: The Future of Urban Centers and Transportation
October 30,2020 At the moment there is much speculation and uncertainty about what America’s major metropolitan regions will look like. As the nation finally emerges from its current public health crisis and the...
Emissions,Environment,Federal Governance
Op-Ed: Trump Emissions Rule Will Accelerate Climate Change
May 01,2020 Despite the current public health and economic emergency, the Trump Administration issued its final rule on vehicle fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions on March 31 2020. Issued jointly by U.S....
Governance reform
Governance and Institutional Reform in Transportation: Results of an Eno Workshop
October 17,2019 Policymaking, planning, and decision-making tools that were designed for the past may not be appropriate for assessing and addressing current and projected capital and operational transportation and...
Bridges,Emissions,Environment,Highways,Public transit,Railroads,Resilience,Streets
Guest Op-Ed: Resilient Infrastructure Can Help Us Adapt to a Warmer World
November 22,2017 Ed. Note: This op-ed originally appeared in The Progressive on November 13, 2017 President Donald Trump has proclaimed November “Critical Infrastructure and Resilience Month.” He is right to...
Environment,Project Delivery
Op-Ed: Environmental Rules Aren’t the Problem
September 19,2017 For over a year President Trump promised to rebuild America’s infrastructure. While the details of his program have not been fully disclosed, it appears that rolling back environmental regulations...
Federal Governance,Governance,Highways,Local governance,Public transit,Regional governance
MPO Consolidation is Often Needed
August 10,2016 (Ed. Note: ETW first reported on this story the week of July 18, 2016. You can read the full story here) Both Alex Bond, my colleague at the Eno Center for Transportation (Eno), and, in this issue,...
Emissions,Environment,Highways
Meeting and Defeating Transportation and Climate Change Challenges
February 18,2016 Falling gasoline prices and rising vehicle miles traveled (VMT) over the past 12 months have stimulated discussion about what these recent trends foretell about economic impacts, life-style changes,...
Air Traffic Control,Aviation,Federal Governance,Governance
Ranking Member DeFazio’s Amendment To Reform ATC Within Current Structure Rejected
February 11,2016 On February 11, 2016 the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee (T&I) marked up chairman Bill Shuster’s (R-PA) proposed legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration...
Commuter Rail,FASTLANE,Federal Funding,Freight,Freight rail,Highway Trust Fund,Highways,Public transit,Rail,Railroads,Trucking
“FAST Act – The Good and the Bad”
January 07,2016 January 7, 2016 The recent enactment of the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (FAST Act) has rightly been acclaimed as a significant legislative achievement and an important step...
Federal Funding,Federal Governance,Governance,Highways,Public transit