September 23, 2022 – Over the next 2 years, federal COVID aid to mass transit providers will run dry. Some transit agencies are more exposed than others to the reduced farebox revenues from the post-COVID “new normal” ridership levels.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/transit-la-metro-subway-station-public-transportation.jpg13992142Garett Shrodehttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngGarett Shrode2022-09-23 16:20:212023-04-14 11:26:31The Mass Transit Fiscal Cliff: Estimating the Size and Scope of the Problem
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/money-2173148_1280-e1495718384908-15.jpg500750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-09-23 13:03:162023-06-27 17:12:01GAO Finds That – Surprise! – Senior Appropriators Get More Earmarks
September 23, 2022 – The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on Wednesday, September 21, to listen to the states and local government representatives about the implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
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September 23, 2022 – A federal judge this week ruled that Rhode Island’s system of electronic tolls on heavy trucks is an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce, forcing immediate suspension of the toll collections and blowing a $40+ million dollar per year hole in the state’s highway budget.
September 23, 2022 – The U.S. Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the nomination of Robin Hutcheson to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The Senate did so by voice vote.
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Wednesday, September 28 – Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation – Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation – subcommittee hearing on new entrants into the National Airspace System (witness list here) – 2:15 p.m., SR-253 Russell. Thursday, September 29 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee hearing on investing…
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September 16, 2022 – After some cajoling from the Biden Administration and an all-night negotiating session, the leaders of the remaining holdout railroad unions joined with the nation’s freight railroads in agreeing on new contract terms for their workers yesterday morning, avoiding a nationwide railroad service disruption that would otherwise have taken place starting today. (No one is quite sure if it would have been a strike by the unions or a lockout by the railroads.)
September 16, 2022- Eno will be embarking on a new research program aimed at informing a national pilot that could be the foundation for a future transportation funding paradigm.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/los-angeles-traffic-congestion-pricing-highway-street-scaled-2.jpg17072560Paul Lewishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngPaul Lewis2022-09-16 17:39:302023-04-14 11:26:12Eno Launches New Research Initiative to Help Define Parameters for a National VMT Fee Pilot