Are federal AV investigations a first step toward federal regulation? Not necessarily, experts say

September 7, 2021 | Paul Lewis

"There hasn't been a lot of concrete regulation. The federal government has been largely permissive, and there are very few...

Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast

September 6, 2021 | Jeff Davis

But the bipartisan bill will be valuable in providing major investments in “future-proofing” infrastructure against climate change and extreme weather...

A big bet on Amtrak

September 5, 2021 | Jeff Davis

That's "way more than any other" transportation secretary has ever been given, said Jeff Davis of the Eno Center for...

National links: forget yard signs. The latest political statement is... walking?

September 3, 2021 | Jeff Davis

According to Jeff Davis of the Eno Center, transit money was traded away in exchange for lower highway funding levels,...

Commuter trains have kept rolling. Will all those riders ever return?

August 28, 2021 | Robert Puentes

“The commuter railroads have been really hammered during the pandemic,” said Robert Puentes, president of the Eno Center for Transportation...

US rail projects take longer, cost more than those in Europe

August 26, 2021 | Romic Aevaz , Brianne Eby , Paul Lewis

American rail projects with minimal tunneling take about six months longer to complete than similar non-U.S. projects, while all-underground construction...

Three things the infrastructure plan missed

August 23, 2021 | Jeff Davis

It does include reauthorization of the HTF and a $118 billion bailout from the Treasury’s general fund to meet the...

DeFazio looks to try again on his progressive transportation agenda

August 20, 2021 | Jeff Davis

But Jeff Davis of the Eno Center said the Byrd rule will also require that every dime of the committee’s...

The perverse reason it's easier to build new highways than new subways

August 19, 2021 | Paul Lewis

“A transit agency is designed to operate transit, not build transit projects,” said Paul Lewis, the Eno Center’s director of...

Is the self-driving car doomed already?

August 19, 2021 | Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, said there's both a technology problem and a problem...

Federal program to cut bus emissions gets a Senate mandate: Some buses must pollute

August 17, 2021 | Jeff Davis

Still, the five-year total of nearly $107 billion for transit was about 65% above what was expected if spending remained...

The infrastructure bill is more about maintaining train service than upgrading it

August 15, 2021 | Robert Puentes

"Amtrak was set up to fail," Robert Puentes, CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation told CNN Business. "It wasn't...