Issues & Modes / People & the Environment
Re-Examining the Role and Scope of Community Engagement in Project Delivery
Sep 17, 2021 | Romic AevazThis article is focused on aspects of Eno's latest report: Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better. For...
White House, Congress Push Plans for Reducing Emissions from Aviation
Sep 10, 2021 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration yesterday announced a new initiative to develop sustainable aviation fuels. In an extensive fact sheet...
Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast
Sep 06, 2021 | Jeff DavisBut the bipartisan bill will be valuable in providing major investments in “future-proofing” infrastructure against climate...
DeFazio looks to try again on his progressive transportation agenda
Aug 20, 2021 | Jeff DavisBut Jeff Davis of the Eno Center said the Byrd rule will also require that every dime of the committee’s $60 billion be spent by...
The perverse reason it’s easier to build new highways than new subways
Aug 19, 2021 | Paul Lewis“A transit agency is designed to operate transit, not build transit projects,” said Paul Lewis, the Eno Center’s director of...
Federal program to cut bus emissions gets a Senate mandate: Some buses must pollute
Aug 17, 2021 | Jeff DavisStill, the five-year total of nearly $107 billion for transit was about 65% above what was expected if spending remained flat in...
Biden Issues Executive Order Advancing Clean Car Goals
Aug 13, 2021 | Brianne EbyLast Thursday, August 5, the Biden administration issued an executive order with new rules aimed at reducing automobile emissions. The...
Op-Ed: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Could Be a Win for Climate, If it Can Be Leveraged to Those Ends
Aug 13, 2021 | Paul LewisThe newest assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released this week, was depressing. Not that it...
Op-Ed: Incorporating Sustainability in Airport Planning
Aug 13, 2021 | Caroline MareteAirports are a critical part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure as they play a key role in the economy and in connecting...
Critics: ‘big and bold’ infrastructure bill falls short on helping states fight climate change
Aug 05, 2021 | Jeff DavisIt also includes $107 billion for transit, a 65% boost, according to an analysis by Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan...
House T&I Looks Back at Oversight of COVID Relief
Aug 02, 2021 | Brianne EbyOn July 29, the House Transportation and Infrastructure full committee held a hearing, “Assessing the Federal Government’s COVID-19...
Where does the infrastructure compromise deal leave EV charging?
Aug 01, 2021 | Jeff Davis“If a reconciliation bill emerges with 10 digits of guaranteed EV rebate money, that will go a long way towards reassuring...