Issues & Modes / Urban Development Policies
Guest Op-Ed: Micromobility Toward the Future – An Opportunity Arose in the Pandemic
Apr 01, 2022 | Mengying JuIf we attempt to depict the future of transportation, it might be low carbon, unmanned, shared, or electrified. On the other hand, it...
Guest Op-Ed: America Needs to Invest in Universal Road User Education
Mar 29, 2022 | Jonathan French, P. E.As we continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and over 800,000 lives lost in the U.S., the number of road user deaths could...
$2.85 Billion Request for CIG in FY23; Allocation Strategy for IIJA Funding Revealed
Mar 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's fiscal 2023 budget request, released yesterday, includes a $2.85 billion request for appropriations for the Federal...
Senate Transit Hearing Features Local Progress, National Criticism
Mar 18, 2022 | Jeff DavisOne year from now, many mass transit providers in the U.S. will face a crisis. The largest providers will have spent all of their...
Guest Op-Ed: Preparing Transit for the Future of Work
Mar 18, 2022 | Nick CarosThe scale and speed of the transformation in the nature of work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. Remote work, which...
Congress and White House Open the Flow of Public Transportation Funds
Mar 15, 2022 | Jeff DavisTaking into account funding from the infrastructure law and the proposed FY2022 budget, total FTA funding will jump more than...
Webinar: Reforming Governance to Transform Cities
May 05, 2022 | Madeline GormanCities own the streets that transit agencies need for their bus lanes. Regions often lack a coordinated entity to oversee...
Guest Op-Ed: The Rise of Delivery as a Service
Mar 11, 2022 | Marcella KaplanEveryday life entirely changed for most when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic on March 11, 2020....
Guest Op-Ed: Alternative Traffic Enforcement to Re-Center Road Safety
Mar 04, 2022 | Ethan EbingerTransportation has become the most policed aspect of daily life in the United States. The most frequent interactions between police and...
Guest Op-Ed: Repurposed Streets + Small Vehicles = Big Wins for Climate, Safety, and Justice
Mar 04, 2022 | Kevin J. KrizekThree-quarters of the U.S. population resides in cities and suburbs which share a common denominator: proximity to destinations. As a...
Links to the Text of Major Highway and Mass Transit Authorization Laws
Feb 27, 2022 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATIONLinks to the Text of Major Highway and Mass Transit Authorization Laws 2021 IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), a.k.a....
As Brightline struggles with deadly accidents, what will future hold for South Florida rail expansion?
Feb 20, 2022 | Paul Lewis“It’s really in everyone’s interest to try to make sure this stops happening as soon as possible,” said Paul Lewis, policy...
Earlier this week, NHTSA released updated statistics on traffic fatalities in 2018, along with an accompanying report highlighting key takeaways. Total fatalities decreased for the second year in a row, down 2.4% from 2017. Other positive news includes a decline in fatalities among children under...