Eno Transportation Weekly

July 23, 2018 – The use of public transit mobility data and people movement data allows for more realistic and short term changes to be made so that commuters benefit from things like improved routes and schedules.

July 27, 2018 – Does a new federal excise tax on bicycle tires, as a pay-for for surface transportation infrastructure, make sense?

July 26, 2018 – A House Subcommittee was quick to embrace a new report finding that the Jones Act has had no negative impact on consumer prices in Puerto Rico.

Seven major cities and 10 states currently have some type of fee or tax on TNC trips, and more are under consideration.

July 27, 2018 Although behind-the-scenes negotiations on the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill (S. 1405) continued this week, the press of other business has made it unlikely that the legislation will make it to the Senate floor... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out our membership [...]

July 25, 2018 – Last Friday, a federal appeals court issued a new ruling in the seemingly never-ending saga of the railroad industry’s legal fight against metrics for on-time performance of Amtrak trains developed in 2009 by the Federal Railroad Administration and by Amtrak itself.

July 27, 2018 Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation considered presidential nominees Rick Dearborn for the Amtrak Board of Directors and Martin Oberman for the Surface Transportation Board, for two unfilled rail ... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out our membership options.

July 27, 2018 The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2018 Homeland Security appropriations bill this week, the last of the twelve FY19 bills to be considered in committee in either the House or Senate. The debate in committ... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check [...]

July 27 2018 – This week, the House passed a mammoth defense bill that contains legislative provisions relating to civilian transit, rail, aviation and maritime transportation programs.

July 26, 2018 – Earlier this month, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) released preliminary guidelines for cities as they prepare to accommodate “shared active transportation companies” – including dockless bike- and scooter-sharing companies – on local streets.

July 27, 2018 – The Eno Center for Transportation announced today the appointment of Marjorie Dickman to its Board of Directors. Ms. Dickman currently serves as Global Director and Associate General Counsel for Intel Corporation. 

Senate Amendment Log – FY 2019 Department of Transportation Appropriations Updated through the close of business on July 31, 2018. The U.S. Senate is currently considering H.R. 6147, the House-passed Interior, Environment, Financial Services and Ge... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out our membership options.

Wednesday, August 1 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – full committee business meeting to consider several items including S. 2861 (rail crew protection), S. 3273 (port improvement grant program), and the Dearborn (Amtrak) and Oberman (STB) nominations (full agenda here)– 9:45 a.m., G-50 Dirksen.