Transportation at the Ballot Box 2026: Introduction
With three months until the November election, Eno’s annual Transportation at the Ballot Box returns with a first look at the 2026 landscape of transportation ballot measures.
$40 Trillion in Federal Debt – What Does It Mean for Transportation?
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FRA Announces $5.3B in Nationwide Rail Improvement Project Selections
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Small Railroads, Big Ideas: AI’s Growing Role on Short Lines
America’s short line railroads are partnering with a variety of technology companies for real-world testing of AI-based technologies with the potential to improve efficiency, safety, customer service, and performance.
Robotaxis are Skipping the Pump and the Meter; the Public is Picking up the Tab
As the market share of driverless EVs that neither park nor contribute to gas tax revenue continues to grow, who foots the bill for our public roadway infrastructure?
AI and the State DOT Workforce: Drawing the Line Between Automation and Human Work
As AI becomes increasingly capable of performing knowledge work, organizations must determine how to draw the line between human work and AI automation, and determine where they must still rely on human experience, ethical judgment, and flexibility.
Giving Boston the Green Light
Boston’s experience using Project Green Light AI to optimize traffic signals helped reduce delay and idle time and also offered important lessons on the need for human oversight and validation.
Humans Are the Essential Piece of Transportation Safety – And They Always Will Be
As new technologies are deployed, appropriate regulations that ensure human workers have the ability to oversee, override, and control new technology are critical to maintain safety.
What We’re Learning About AI and the Future of Transportation Planning
Broward MPO’s SMART METRO AI-enabled platform has enabled planners to integrate fragmented data and has helped planners more quickly identify solutions to complicated planning challenges, but the human role in output validation and decisionmaking remains critical.
Hurry up and Wait to Deploy Generative AI in Transportation
The capabilities of Generative AI have much potential to improve productivity and assist transportation operations but key questions should be considered before deployment in mission critical and life safety systems.