Issues & Modes / Transit
Debt Ceiling Deal Leaves DOT Mostly Unscathed, but Transportation, Housing Funds May Still Be at Risk
Jun 02, 2023 | Gabrielle GurleyJeff 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
May 29, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis 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
May 26, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe 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.
May 24, 2023 | Michael GersteinThe “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
May 12, 2023 | Philip PlotchThe 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
May 12, 2023 | Anusha ChitturiThe 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
May 12, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis 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
Apr 28, 2023 | Jeff DavisSen. 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
Apr 21, 2023 | Jeff DavisSenator 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
Apr 13, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident 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
Mar 29, 2023 | Robert Puentes“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
Mar 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request proposes to incur $13.5 billion in unfunded promises for "New Start" mass transit systems,...