https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/construction-site-2086521_1280.jpg8131280Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-22 01:10:082023-04-14 11:19:34Senate Passes Bill Freeing Up $123 Billion in COVID Aid for Infrastructure
October 21, 2021 – This week, President Biden transmitted three more U.S. Department of Transportation nominees to the Senate, while the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved four pending nominees and questioned a fifth.
Tuesday, October 26 – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions – business meeting to consider nominations including the Fauth and Puchala nominations to the National Mediation Board – 10:00 a.m., SH-216. Tuesday, October 26 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation – subcommittee hearing on…
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October 21, 2021 – The Federal Highway Administration has notified Capitol Hill that the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund probably won’t need an additional bailout transfer from general revenues until sometime in summer 2022.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/28704552-e1444075918404-13.jpg500750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2021-10-19 10:30:372023-06-27 17:48:45Senate Appropriators Release Text of FY22 THUD Spending Bill
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October 8, 2021 – This week, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued the first of multiple forthcoming rules undoing changes made by the Trump Administration in the regulations defining and implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (NEPA).
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October 8, 2021 – Eno’s Centennial Institute wrapped on September 24, 2021 after four days of insightful panels, intriguing conversations, and network building connections. As we wrap up, we wanted to take a minute to look back at some of the major themes, topics, discussed, and ideas exchanged.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Centennial-Institute-Website.png9102458Karen Pricehttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngKaren Price2021-10-08 17:44:492023-04-19 13:10:04Centennial Institute Recap: On the Road to the New Normal
October 8, 2021 – A new study by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office finds that “Under typical conditions, after receiving an additional dollar in federal highway [formula] grants, state and local governments spent 26 cents less of their own funds on highway capital projects than they would have otherwise.”
October 8, 2021 – In the U.S., higher project costs, finite financial resources, and a desire to minimize disruptions to local communities often leads projects sponsors to place rail lines in highway medians or other existing right-of-way. This approach, however, can fail to provide the best “bang for the buck” and often results in transit lines that miss key population centers.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/money-100-benjamin-stack-pile-scaled-5.jpg17072560Brianne Ebyhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngBrianne Eby2021-10-08 16:26:492023-06-27 17:48:47The Case for Better Rail Transit Routing to Maximize Public Benefits