The Last Time VMT Dropped This Sharply – WWII Gas Rationing
April 8, 2020 – The World War II experience in gasoline rationing may provide some interesting parallels to the current drop in vehicle miles-traveled caused by coronavirus response.
State DOTs Request $50 Billion in New Federal COVID Assistance, $800 Billion Surface Transportation Bill
April 7, 2020 – The association of state DOTs yesterday asked Congress for $50 billion in immediate cash to replace revenues lost to coronavirus, to be followed up with an $800+ billion surface transportation reauthorization bill.
How Might Personal Transportation Behaviors Change as a Result of COVID-19, and What Does That Mean for Policy?
April 7, 2020 – Since the way that policymakers respond to the crisis will play a considerable role in shaping the success or struggle of various transportation service providers, it’s important for them to consider how individuals might shift their transportation behaviors as a result of the pandemic.
Free Transportation Books to Read During Coronavirus Quarantine
April 4, 2020 – Several university presses have made a number of books on transportation available in electronic form, free of charge, for the duration of coronavirus lockdowns.
Innovative Ways that Transportation Providers are Responding to the Crisis
April 3, 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic highlights how critical transportation is in a time of crisis, especially for health care workers, medical providers, and emergency responders, who urgently need to get to patients, facilities, and labs. Fortunately, some agencies and companies are teaming up to apply the innovation that now abounds in transportation to respond to the crisis.
Eno’s 2019 Impact Report
April 3, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly affected how we are accomplishing work at Eno. But our mission to shape public debate on critical multimodal transportation issues and build an innovative network of transportation professionals has not changed.
Op-Ed: Coronavirus Stimulus 4.0? Infrastructure Investment in a New Era
April 3, 2020 – If Congress is to address coronavirus response via new spending on infrastructure, the best way to spend that money would be to address to several converging trends.
DOT and EPA Roll Back Obama-Era Automobile Fuel Efficiency Standards
April 3, 2020 – This week, NHTSA and the EPA issued their long-awaited final rule that rolls back increases in motor vehicle fuel economy standards planned by the Obama Administration – but it doesn’t roll them back as much as the White House originally wanted.
Treasury, USDOT Set Rules and Conditions for Coronavirus Aviation Aid
April 3, 2020 – Seven days after President Trump signed the $2+ trillion coronavirus response bill (H.R. 748) into law, the Treasury Department and the Transportation Department are poised to start distributing some of the $88 billion in financial relief provided by that law for the aviation sector as early as next week.
How Much Will the Coronavirus Recession Hurt Highway Trust Fund Revenues?
April 2, 2020 – What effect is the coronavirus’s effect on demand for travel likely to have on the Highway Trust Fund, which is funded by gasoline and diesel fuel excise taxes, as well as several taxes on the trucking industry?