For decades, transportation policies focused on the efficient movement of vehicles and goods without always considering the underlying economic, environmental, and social impacts. Just as important is the accessibility the system provides for people; whether it’s getting to a job, or school, shopping, entertainment, or recreation. At the same time, transportation remains the largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions and while automobiles have become more efficient over time, these improvements are offset by an overall increase in driving, trucking, and air travel. Proposals for reducing emissions include electrification, increased investment in active and shared transportation, and improved land use.

CBO Releases Overview of GHG Emissions in Transportation

Dec 16, 2022 | Jeff Davis
December 15, 2022 - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has released a helpful research overview entitled Emissions of Carbon Dioxide...

Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides

Dec 14, 2022 | Robert Puentes
“You have to make sure it’s at a level that doesn’t result in worse service,” said Robert Puentes, president and...

Inflation Is Cutting into States’ Big Infrastructure Windfall

Dec 3, 2022 | Jeff Davis
“It’s still eating away slowly but surely,” said Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, a...

Shining More Lights on a Multi-Billion Dollar Problem: High Costs for Transit Construction

Oct 28, 2022 | Philip Plotch
October 28, 2022 - Eno and the NYU Marron Institute have been trying to answer similar questions. Marron Institute has...

Eno Attends White House Summit on Accelerating Infrastructure

Oct 14, 2022 | Paul Lewis
October 14, 2022 - Eno’s longstanding effort to reduce transit project costs and timelines matched well with Thursday’s White House...

Eno Releases New Rail Transit Project Delivery Report

Sep 30, 2022 | Paul Lewis
September 28, 2022 - On Wednesday, Eno released On the Right Track: Rail Transit Project Delivery Around the World, a...

Manchin Permitting Reforms Revealed; Senate Test Vote on Tuesday

Sep 23, 2022 | Jeff Davis
September 23, 2022 - Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has finally released the text of his environmental permitting reform bill, which...

Webinar: On the Right Track: Rail Transit Project Delivery Around the World

Sep 16, 2022 | Karen Price
Eno’s newest study builds the ongoing initiative to improve transit rail project delivery in the United States. In On the...

Innovative ‘Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project’ in Northern Virginia to Open on Time this Year

Sep 14, 2022 | Jeff Davis
As Jeff Davis, a Senior Fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, recently noted: “If sustained highway cost inflation averages...

Transportation May Be Left Out of Permitting Reform

Aug 5, 2022 | Jeff Davis
August 5, 2022 - As part of his deal with Democratic leaders to gain his support for the budget reconciliation...

FTA Opens Applications for Initial $343M Tranche of Transit Station Accessibility Grants

Jul 29, 2022 | Ethan McLeod
July 28, 2022 - Federal transportation officials this week announced the opening of an application round for a new federal...

Senators Discuss IIJA’s Impacts and Opportunities for Transit Investment, Safety, Emissions

Jul 15, 2022 | Ethan McLeod
July 14, 2022 - The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing this week with FTA...

Speeding Up Electric Vehicle Adoption in the US

March 28, 2019 The transportation sector is the fastest growing contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S., accounting for 28.7% of total carbon dioxide emissions in 2017. According to a 2019 report from the Environmental Protection Agency, GHG emissions from transportation…