ISSUE / Week of March 26, 2018
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Data,Federal FundingMarch 29,2018 |FY18 Omnibus Revives 2020 Census Funding: Question Bias and Lack of Testing Still Could Hold Back Transportation Research
Census data is critical for a myriad of research areas, including public health, education, economics, and of course infrastructure and transportation. When the U.S. government first appropriated... -
Dear Eno Members and Subscribers, It is my pleasure to serve as guest editor for this week’s Women’s Takeover edition of Eno Transportation Weekly. This week’s ETW was written, edited,...
Trump Signs FY18 Omnibus Bill into Law
March 29, 2018 | Alice GrossmanAfter the House passed the $1.3 trillion omnibus appropriations package last Thursday, the bill slid through the senate early Friday morning after a long night with a 65-32 passing vote. Senators...
Managing transportation infrastructure in the digital age
March 29, 2018 | Tina QuigleyIt is an exciting time in the transportation industry. Never before have we seen technology revolutionize transportation systems so quickly and so dramatically. Transportation agencies, like the...
Building a Blueprint for Ending Roadway Fatalities
March 29, 2018 | Deborah HersmanFor the first time since recordkeeping began over a hundred years ago, unintentional injury has catapulted to the #3 overall cause of death for Americans. Motor vehicle crashes are a top cause of...
Promoting Upward Mobility Through Transportation Policy
March 29, 2018 | Shima HamidiTransportation costs, after housing, are the biggest expenses in the budgets of most American households particularly for those settled along the urban fringe. Less costly alternatives to automobile...
Eno Announces the Future Development Conference Class of 2018
March 29, 2018 | Carolyn DorfEach year, the Eno Future Leaders Development Conference (LDC) gives 20 of the nation’s top graduate students in transportation a first-hand look at how national transportation policies are...
COMTO Celebrates Women Who Move the Nation
March 29, 2018 | JaLissa D. CoffeeMarch 11th, The Conference Of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) hosted our 7th Annual Awards Breakfast, Celebrating Women Who Move The Nation. In observance of Women’s History Month, we...
Op-Ed: A Case for Gender Parity on Transportation Industry Boards
March 29, 2018 | Diane Woodend JonesIn honor of Women’s History Month, let’s take a moment to look back at the history of women’s board service in the US, before we look forward. According to a study conducted by Stanford...
Op-Ed: Private Activity Bonds Fuel Innovative Infrastructure Projects
March 29, 2018 | Jennifer AumentThe United States has significant infrastructure investment needs. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gives U.S. infrastructure an overall grade of D+ and estimates that the U.S. needs to...
Op-Ed: How Los Angeles is Adapting Urban Mobility for our Digital Age
March 29, 2018 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONLos Angeles rose with the age of the automobile, and the city embraced it. We designed our entire urban landscape with it in mind and little appreciation of the consequences in terms of congestion,...
Op-Ed: Building a Pipeline of Talented Women in Transportation
March 29, 2018 | Jannet Walker FordDiversity in the workforce is a multi-layered conversation that both the public and private sector industries must address in their actions, policies, and inclusivity. It is an ongoing conversation...