For decades, transportation policies focused on the efficient movement of vehicles and goods without always considering the underlying economic, environmental, and social impacts. Just as important is the accessibility the system provides for people; whether it’s getting to a job, or school, shopping, entertainment, or recreation. At the same time, transportation remains the largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions and while automobiles have become more efficient over time, these improvements are offset by an overall increase in driving, trucking, and air travel. Proposals for reducing emissions include electrification, increased investment in active and shared transportation, and improved land use.
December 15, 2021 - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today released its title of the "Build Back Better"...
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Its single biggest investment category, however, is roads and bridges. Jeff Davis of the Eno Center for Transportation broke this down the...
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Romic Aevaz, a policy analyst at the Eno Center for Transportation who led another recent study on transit construction costs, suggested that...
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The five years of funding in the infrastructure law, as tallied by Jeff Davis, would flow to states and be shaped...
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Jeff Davis, Eno Center for Transportation senior fellow, says that $59 billion in apportioned 2022 highway funding—up $13.8 billion, or...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-11-18 19:39:092023-04-28 14:16:41Infrastructure Act Focus Shifts to Rolling Out the Funds
Lawmakers have tucked a dozen or so similar funds into the package, according to an analysis by Jeff Davis, a...
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"A lot of regions are grappling with some of the same challenges," said Paul Lewis, policy director at the Eno...
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October 21, 2021 - Quietly and with no debate, the U.S. Senate on October 19 passed legislation freeing up almost...
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October 8, 2021 - This week, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued the first of multiple forthcoming rules undoing...
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October 8, 2021 - In the U.S., higher project costs, finite financial resources, and a desire to minimize disruptions to...
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October 1, 2021 - The benefits of unbundling outweigh the potential benefits of a single, large contract. This is reflected...
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Speeding Up Electric Vehicle Adoption in the US
March 28, 2019 The transportation sector is the fastest growing contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S., accounting for 28.7% of total carbon dioxide emissions in 2017. According to a 2019 report from the Environmental Protection Agency, GHG emissions from transportation…