Transit

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Public transportation is a critical part of the economic and social fabric of metropolitan areas. While most of the nation’s 2,400 transit providers serve rural areas, almost all transit trips occur in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, which account for over 95 percent of all transit passenger miles traveled. Transit is also changing as agencies are exploring ways to redesign their networks, integration new mobility services, and ask voters to approve new investments at the ballot box.

Debt Ceiling Deal Leaves DOT Mostly Unscathed, but Transportation, Housing Funds May Still Be at Risk

Jeff Davis, senior fellow and editor at the Eno Center for Transportation, said in an email that “the Transportation-HUD bill is...

Text of Debt Limit Bill NEPA Changes, Compared to Original GOP Bill

This PDF document is the text of H.R. 1577, the BUILDER Act, introduced earlier this year by Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), which was the...

Supreme Court Downsizes “Wetlands” Scope of Clean Water Act

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 25 ruled that the Clean Water Act’s scope only applies to wetlands that have a “continuous surface...

Service Advisory: Amtrak is the climate-friendly option — if extreme weather doesn’t disrupt your trip.

The “sweet spot,” said Robert Puentes, the president and CEO of Eno Center for Transportation, a nonprofit think tank in...

Celebrating a Visionary with an Update on a New Hudson River Rail Tunnel

The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center celebrated its 25th anniversary this month with remembrances of a transportation visionary...

House T&I Discusses Workforce, Safety, and Service Challenges Impacting Freight Rail Supply Chain

The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on May 11 to discuss the rail supply chain...

Summary of Senate Railroad Safety Bill

This is a summary of S. 576, the Railway Safety Act of 2023, as amended and ordered reported by the Senate Commerce Committee on May...

Democratic Sen. Tester Agrees to Block Biden Amtrak Board Nominees

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) announced this week that he will block President Biden's slate of nominees to the Amtrak Board of Directors...

Cruz, Other Commerce R’s Ask Biden to Withdraw Amtrak Board Nominee

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and six other Republicans on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee wrote to President...

Transit’s First “Fiscal Cliff” – The Fight for Operating Subsidies, Part 1

President Johnson and Congress established a program for giving financial aid for mass transit capital projects to localities in 1964....

Illinois Lawmakers Seek ‘Bold’ Plan for Chicago Area Transit

“Transit works best when it’s on a regional scale. People cross borders all the time,” says Robert Puentes, president and CEO of...

Budget Would Make $13.5 Billion in Unfunded Promises for New Starts

President Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request proposes to incur $13.5 billion in unfunded promises for "New Start" mass transit systems,...

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