Election 2020: Road ahead for trucking infrastructure hinges on Nov. 3

“It’s not just about the election, it’s also about control of the Senate and the relative balance in the House,” Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation in Washington, told FreightWaves.Share

Purple Line stumbles may hamper transportation P3s, analysts warn

“If I were an investor and I were looking at the two transit P3s with financing components, I’m not seeing a great track record,” Lewis said. “There aren’t many examples of this.” Share

Will Voters Give Public Transit a Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

“There was a real question of whether marquee initiatives would be postponed this year,” he says. “The fact that a lot of them are still on the ballot shows that they felt these things were worth doing, so they pushed ahead.” Share

Montgomery County Launches A New Rapid Bus Service This Week

“Congestion is one of the key criteria that riders might consider,” Puentes says. “If the bus is stuck in traffic along with regular traffic, it’s not really much of an advantage.” Share

Bill offering incentive payments for airport construction projects has widespread support

Eno’s Jeff Davis gives his take on the Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020.Share

Bringing public transit back from the coronavirus pandemic

“Puentes says that commuter rails that exist to bring white-collar workers into an urban core have seen ridership plummet as much as 97%, while the overall figure for rail systems is more like 90%.” Share

Pre-outbreak, Austin’s commute times kept growing in 2019

“Due to people living further and further away from the city, even though the amount of people commuting is going down, their commute times are going up,” Aevaz said. Share

Gardner Bill Pushes Long-Sought Eastern Plains Interstate. But Big Hurdles Remain

Gardner’s bill would not provide new funding for the highway. Designation is “just a way of attracting attention to the project and getting everyone to agree to prioritize it ahead of other state priorities,” said Jeff Davis.Share

AUVSI Applauds Eno Center For Transportation’s Report on UAS Integration

“AUVSI shares the Eno Center’s goal for the safe and timely integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the national airspace.” Share

Local Option Sales Tax ballot issues may be the way to fund future road projects

This article recaps an Eno webinar on Local Option Sales Taxes, which was moderated by Romic Aevaz. Share