MTA’s transit governance isn’t working for Baltimore, a new report says

This article is on Eno’s Transit Reform for Maryland report and its recommendations from Paul Lewis and Brianne Eby on improving Baltimore’s transit system. Share

Trucking Braces for ‘COVID Hangover’ and Ongoing Battles in 2021

Close attention is being paid to the team that will surround Buttigieg at DOT. Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, suggested to TT the deputy secretary role could go to a transportation insider.Share

Biden climate team’s foes: Time, politics and bureaucracy

Still, said Davis, that bill reflects a truth about the Senate: It rarely embraces the sort of transformational change Biden seeks.Share

Study: The U.S. Can Afford to Build More Rail

“Transit tends to have more support generally abroad, that can definitely make expensive things like environmental review processes easier and cheaper,” Lewis added. Share

Baltimore region receives third straight ‘D’ grade on transportation report card from transit advocates

This article is on Eno’s Transit Reform for Maryland report and its recommendations from Paul Lewis and Brianne Eby on improving Baltimore’s transit system. Share

Biden’s Buttigieg Pick Signals Optimism on Infrastructure

“Between the pay-for problems and general Republican reluctance to get on board with some of the major climate provisions, those are impediments to bipartisan support,” said Jeff Davis.Share

New COVID-19 Relief Bill Starves Transit — Again

“The money in this bill should still be enough to get everyone through March 31, which is the stated goal of the bill,” said Jeff Davis.Share

Biden Introduces Buttigieg as Transportation Choice

Jeff Davis compared the president-elect’s pick of a former mayor to those by past presidents, such as Bill Clinton, who had entrusted former mayors to run transportation affairs.Share

Public transit in the US is already underfunded. The pandemic has made it worse.

“Transit is going through a catastrophic moment, and it’s hard to overstate how challenging the threats are,” said Robert Puentes. Share

Shipping networks prep for COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Paul Lewis, vice president of policy and finance at the Eno Center for Transportation, said his concern is related not as much to transportation as it is to logistics. Share