Issues & Modes / Urban Development Policies
FTA Offers $600M for Transit Rail Car Replacement Grants
Oct 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisIf at first you can't get a new grant program up and running before the first year's worth of funding rolls over, then go ahead and put...
Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Announces Action Plan to Accelerate Infrastructure
Oct 13, 2022 | Robert PuentesThe Eno Center for Transportation is conducting a study for the Federal Transit Administration, focused on upgrading the skills of...
Counterintuitive: What If Access to Dedicated Revenues Actually Holds You Back?
Sep 30, 2022 | Jeff Davis50 years ago this month, the biennial highway reauthorization bill was on its way to defeat for the first time. The cause was the...
Eno Releases New Rail Transit Project Delivery Report
Sep 30, 2022 | Paul LewisThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides public transportation programs with $90 billion in guaranteed funding over...
A Long Wait for the Next Bus
Sep 28, 2022 | Philip Plotch“A lot of these [transit] agencies can’t provide the service that they want to provide,” Plotch said. “During the pandemic it...
On the Right Track: Rail Transit Project Delivery Around the World
Sep 27, 2022 | Paul LewisWhen the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law at the end of 2021, it promised to usher in a new era in...
The Mass Transit Fiscal Cliff: Estimating the Size and Scope of the Problem
Sep 23, 2022 | Garett ShrodeThis is the first article in a multi-part series exploring the looming mass transit fiscal cliff Steady operational funding for...
States and Local Governments Underscore the Significance of IIJA, Identify Implementation Challenges
Sep 23, 2022 | Anusha ChitturiThe Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on Wednesday, September 21, to listen to the states and local...
Webinar: On the Right Track: Rail Transit Project Delivery Around the World
Sep 29, 2022 | Karen PriceEno’s newest study builds the ongoing initiative to improve transit rail project delivery in the United States. In On the Right...
Comparing the Two Community Reconnection/Access Programs
Aug 19, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe just-enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) creates a new $3.2 billion program called the "Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant...
States Work to Fill Gaps with Branded, Subsidized Intercity Bus Services
Aug 05, 2022 | Ethan McLeodIntercity bus travel is far from novel in the United States — in fact, for much of the early-to-mid 20th century, it was the go-to...
With Buses Fare-Free, SEAT Ridership Rises
Jul 30, 2022 | Philip PlotchPhilip Plotch, principal researcher at the Eno Center for Transportation, said public transit has benefits not only to the bus rider,...
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...