Population Density and High-Speed Rail
March 1, 2019 – Why does the U.S. lack high-speed rail in comparison to Europe and Japan? The main answer is population density.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of March 4, 2019
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation – subcommittee hearing on the U.S. maritime and shipbuilding industries (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 2253 Rayburn. Wednesday, March 6, 2019 – Senate Environment and Public Works – full committee hearing on the economic benefits…
The Gas Tax At 100: Oregon Enacts America’s First-Ever Motor Fuel Tax, February 25, 1919
February 25, 2019 – 100 years ago today, the first tax on gasoline as a motor fuel in U.S. history was enacted by the state of Oregon, as a way to pay for an ambitious road construction and maintenance program.
Reform or Revolution? Preparing Transportation’s institutions for the Future
February 22, 2019 – Eno and the Reason Foundation recently gathered 24 leading academics, current and former agency heads, and other experts for a two-day workshop on institutional reform. The goal was to understand the current governance challenges and ways in which the transportation industry may consider ways to rethink it.
Guest Op-Ed: Disruption in Mass Transit Calls for Disruption in Public Policy
February 22, 2019 – Ride-sharing services offer an opportunity to enhance transit and create a new ecosystem of interconnected multimodal options where ride-hailing and transit work together to provide cost-efficient and environmentally friendlier commutes.
Sidewalk Stakeholder Engagement and Underlying Equity Concerns
State DOTs, MPOs, and cities across the country have good examples of robust asset management systems and project prioritization methods for highways, local roads, transit projects, and freight projects, but examples of methodological pedestrian planning are rare. While pedestrian project stakeholder groups do not vary drastically across different communities, planning…
The Gas Tax At 100: Federal Gasoline Tax Debate, 1864-1918
February 22, 2019 – As we prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the first motor fuels tax by Oregon in February 1919, here is a look at unsuccessful attempts to tax gasoline in Congress from 1914 through 1918.
Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 25, 2019
Tuesday, February 26 – House Homeland Security – Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security – subcommittee hearing on securing the U.S. surface transportation system from cyber attacks (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 310 Cannon. Tuesday, February 26 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – full committee hearing on how federal infrastructure…
White House Announces Deputy SecDOT Rosen to Go to Justice Department
February 20, 2019 – As expected, the White House last night formally announced that President Trump intends to nominate Deputy Secretary of Transportation Jeffrey Rosen to be Deputy Attorney General, succeeding Rod Rosenstein.
Was the “$20 Billion for Infrastructure” Promise in the 2018 Budget Deal Kept?
February 20, 2019 – Do the final FY19 appropriations bills keep the promise of an additional $10 billion per year for infrastructure made in the February 2018 bipartisan budget deal?