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Guest Op-Ed: Increasingly Autonomous Flight and Operations: Airspace Integration Considerations
Feb 03, 2023 | Parimal KopardekarThere is much interest in autonomous systems and their operations in the national airspace system. When it comes to autonomous systems,...
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...
President Signs Bill Averting Rail Strike
Dec 02, 2022 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden has signed into law H. J. Res. 100, a resolution imposing a contract on the four railroad unions who had rejected the...
EXPLAINER: What to know on Congress’ bid to bar rail strike
Nov 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, said he expects senators from both parties will ultimately have to...
House to Vote This Week to Prevent Railroad Strike
Nov 29, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe House of Representatives is expected to vote later this week on legislation imposing a contract settlement on the railroad unions...
Transit Agencies Struggle Amid Commuting Patterns Still in Flux
Nov 14, 2022 | Philip Plotch"For Philip Plotch, principal researcher at the Washington, D.C.-based Eno Center for Transportation, the more important question is...
Stuck in New York: Driver Shortages and Other Factors Leaving Some Lehigh Valley Bus Riders Stranded and Frustrated
Oct 28, 2022 | Philip Plotch“A lot of these bus operators can’t provide the service that they want to provide,” said Philip Plotch, a researcher at the Eno...
Eno Announces 2022 Leadership Awards Recipients
Oct 11, 2022 | Michaela BonevaThe Eno Leadership Awards Reception brings together public, private, and nonprofit leaders from across the country to honor individuals...
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...
What Happens If Congress Blocks the Railroad Strike?
Sep 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, said Congress could still pass a bill extending the cooling-off period....
Eno Signs MOU with WTS International
Sep 09, 2022 | Robert PuentesEarlier this week, the Eno Center for Transportation signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with WTS International. Originally...
President’s Mediators Put Rail Unions On Defense As Possible Strike Looms
Aug 19, 2022 | Jeff DavisA three-person mediation board appointed by President Biden issued its final report on the ongoing railroad labor contract negotiations...