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Technology continues to alter how people and goods move. One innovation that has the greatest potential to upend traditional travel is the automation of driving. Automated vehicles (AVs) could completely transform mobility networks, dramatically improve safety, reduce emissions, and provide access...
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The global aviation industry faces growing workforce challenges. Strong competition for workers, the changing nature of high-skill jobs, and a retiring generation all profoundly affect many countries’ modern economies. The problem is especially acute in the United States and the United...
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Measure M: Lessons from a Successful Transportation Ballot Campaign
July 23,2019 The purpose of this paper is to situate Measure M in a larger discussion on transportation finance and politics, and also to more critically explore the tensions and tradeoffs that ballot box...
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Aviation Workforce Challenges in the United States and the United Kingdom
March 27,2019 This report reviews workforce challenges across the critical sectors of the aviation industry in the US and the UK: professional pilots, air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance and repair,...
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A Fast-Changing Mobility Landscape
February 26,2019 To better understand these effects, Transdev, an international private-sector transport operator, commissioned a survey by Ipsos, a market research consultant, to gauge the challenges transit...
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Transportation at the Ballot Box 2018
November 20,2018 The midterm elections in November 2018 held major political ramifications for the United States given the high-profile Congressional, gubernatorial, statehouse, and mayoral choices American voters...
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The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars
September 26,2018 "The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars" concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American...
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Deal or No Deal: Prospects for Airport Privatization in the United States
August 01,2018 This report reviews the policies that govern airport privatization in the United States, recent history in domestic case studies, and the implications going forward.
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Eno Brief: Taxing New Mobility Services: What’s Right? What’s Next?
July 23,2018 Today, seven cities and 12 states have some type of fee or tax on TNC trips. As more states and cities consider taxes on TNC services, policymakers should be cautious and thoughtful about how their...
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Tools for a Smoother Ride: Managing Rail Assets and Leveraging Competition
May 14,2018 This study examines rail maintenance program needs and practices through dozens of interviews with public and private stakeholders and experts around the country. The consensus was that asset...
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How does the federal government subsidize air service to small communities?
January 31,2018 Over the past 15 years, changes in the airline industry have consolidated air service at the largest hub airports while passenger levels at medium hubs have remained consistent.[1] But the smallest...
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