Issues & Modes / Safety & Security
Commerce Hearing Addresses Transpo Network Performance Issues
Sep 09, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONFebruary 4, 2015 Last week on January 29, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation’s Subcommittee on...
New FRA Report Details PTC Implementation Woes
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisAugust 12, 2015 Last Friday afternoon, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) submitted a report to Congress detailing the...
House Passes Compromise FY15 Homeland Approps. Bill With Veto-Bait Immigration Riders
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 14, 2015 The House of Representatives earlier today passed a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal...
New FHWA Analysis Shows Devolution “TEA” Bill Requires $50 Billion in Additional Trust Fund Bailout Money
Sep 08, 2015 | Jeff DavisJanuary 14, 2015 A recent Federal Highway Administration analysis (performed at Congressional request) of the “devolution”...
July 30, 2015 9:52 a.m. – House and Senate Almost Over DRIVE
Jul 30, 2015 | Jeff DavisJuly 30, 2015 The Senate today is expected to pass both short-term and longer-term surface transportation legislation that will lay...
Would the DRIVE Act Spend Federal Funds More Effectively?
Jul 29, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONIt has been six years since the transportation community had the opportunity to mull over a six-year transportation bill written by a...
Senators Introduce Amtrak Bill; Homeland Funding and STB Reauthorization Advance
Jun 09, 2015 | Jeff DavisJune 19, 2015 Since yesterday morning’s regular issue of Eno Transportation Weekly came out, three important things have...
What Does the Amtrak Incident Tell Us About How We Can Improve Safety?
Jun 01, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONWe still do not know the cause of the Amtrak crash that killed 8 people and injured 200. But this has not stopped people from...
A Few Clarifications About Air Traffic Control Reform
May 28, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONChange can be frightening. Big changes, like restructuring U.S. air traffic control (ATC) governance, even more so. On April 5, Kevin...
Imploring Senate Committee to Guarantee Stable Funding, Not Just Address FAA Structure
May 20, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONOn May 19, I testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee at its hearing on Federal Aviation...
House’s FY 2016 USDOT Appropriations Bill Cuts Discretionary Spending, Freezes Major HTF Accounts; Bans Some Cuba Travel
Apr 28, 2015 | Jeff DavisApril 28, 2015 The House Appropriations Committee released the full text of the proposed Transportation-Housing appropriations bill...
We Must Have Stable, Predictable Funding for the National Airspace System
Apr 19, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONThe current funding uncertainty for our nation’s air traffic control system is unacceptable. As a result, NATCA is advocating for...
The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.
