April 10, 2020 – How many times have we heard the term “CASE” recently in discussions about automated vehicles? Connected, Automated or Autonomous, Shared and Electric. While these terms seem to cover a complete vision for automated vehicles (AVs) in the future, it is missing two key elements: accessible and equitable/inclusive.
April 9, 2020 – The beginnings of decreased demand for transportation were registered in the excise tax receipts deposited in the various federal transportation trust funds in March 2020, the financial reports of which became available this week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.