Issues & Modes / Transit
Biden Promises Future Tunnel Funding Without Actually Making Grants
Feb 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisPoliticians holding big public events in association with funding grant announcements for high-profile projects are as old as funding...
Moving MaaS: The Situation in Singapore
Feb 03, 2023 | Jonathan HammondToday, city inhabitants have access to almost a dozen different modes of transportation. However, almost a dozen different modes of...
1971 UMTA Feasibility Study for Federal Mass Transit Operating Subsidies
Jan 30, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis 139-page PDF file is the study commissioned by section 9of the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1970. That law required...
Moving MaaS: Mobility as a Service in the United States and Abroad
Jan 20, 2023 | Jonathan HammondToday, city inhabitants have access to almost a dozen different modes of transportation. However, almost a dozen different modes of...
Cheap Transit Fares: Almost Zero but Not Quite
Jan 20, 2023 | Philip PlotchEveryone appreciates a good deal especially when we get something for free. We love free chocolates at hotels, warm cookies at...
Strategies to Hire, Train, and Retain Bus Operators: New Report Will Help Transit Agencies Overcome Obstacles
Jan 06, 2023 | Philip PlotchThis week, the Transportation Research Board released a pre-publication draft of the “Practitioner’s Guide to Bus Operator...
Senate Confirms Primus to New STB Term, but Amtrak Nominees Will Wait Until Next Year
Dec 21, 2022 | Jeff DavisAs part of last night's 10 p.m. Senate "wrap-up" activities, the Senate confirmed, by unanimous consent, the nomination of Robert...
Senate Clears Defense/Water/Coast Guard Bill After Rejecting Manchin Permitting Amendment
Dec 16, 2022 | Jeff DavisLast night, the Senate voted to approve the 4,310-page legislative behemoth based on the national defense authorization bill (NDAA),...
Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides
Dec 14, 2022 | Robert Puentes“You have to make sure it’s at a level that doesn’t result in worse service,” said Robert Puentes, president and CEO of the Eno...
FRA Invites Applicants for First $2.3B of Non-NEC Intercity Rail Funding
Dec 09, 2022 | Jeff DavisIn terms of giant breaks with precedent, the dollar amount in the bipartisan infrastructure bill that most stood out was the guaranteed...
New NYC Transit Forecast Previews “Fiscal Cliff” Issues
Dec 08, 2022 | Jeff DavisAt its November 30 Board of Directors meeting, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority gave a budget update and a new...
Inflation Is Cutting into States’ Big Infrastructure Windfall
Dec 03, 2022 | Jeff Davis“It’s still eating away slowly but surely,” said Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, a Washington,...