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.

First T&I Hearing of 2021 Looks at COVID and Transportation Workers

Feb 5, 2021 | Hayley Burton
February 5, 2021 - A hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held yesterday examined the continuing impact of...

Democratic Leaders Intend $57.5 Billion for Transportation in New COVID-Stimulus Bill

Feb 3, 2021 | Jeff Davis
February 3, 2021 - Plans by Congressional Democratic leaders for the next legislation providing $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 aid and...

CDC Issues Mandate for Mask Use in Travel

Feb 1, 2021 | Jeff Davis
February 1, 2021 - Late on the night of January 29, the Centers for Disease Control issued a nationwide mandate...

Democratic Leaders Introduce “Skinny” Budget Blueprint for COVID Relief and Stimulus

Feb 1, 2021 | Jeff Davis
February 1, 2021 - This afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) jointly announced...

New Biden Order Creates Federal Climate-Focused Policy Coordination

Jan 29, 2021 | Jeff Davis
January 29, 2021 - President Biden signed a new executive order on January 27 adopting new policies and policymaking structure...

White House Issues Regulatory Freeze, Orders Analysis and Rollback of Trump Regulations

Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff Davis
January 22, 2021 - On his first day in office, President Biden and his staff signed a series of orders...

Biden Signs Transportation Mask Mandate, but USDOT Must Actually Implement It

Jan 22, 2021 | Jeff Davis
January 22, 2021 - Yesterday, President Biden signed a new executive order directing federal agencies to "require masks to be...

Last COVID Bill of 2020 Gives An Additional $45 Billion to Transportation

Dec 22, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 22, 2020 - The final major legislation to be passed by Congress in 2020 contained another $0.9 trillion in...

How Could USDOT Organize Around Climate Under Biden?

Dec 16, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 16, 2020 - How could the Biden Administration and Secretary Buttigieg structure the Department of Transportation so that climate...

Text of Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill Finally Introduced

Dec 15, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 14, 2020 - A bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill with $45 billion in additional transportation-specific aid was released today on...

One More Week to Go on Omnibus, COVID Negotiations

Dec 11, 2020 | Jeff Davis
December 11, 2020 - A possible government shutdown starting tonight was averted this afternoon when the Senate agreed to a...

Eno Releases First Iteration of Transit Construction Cost Database

Dec 11, 2020 | Romic Aevaz, Paul Lewis
December 11, 2020 - To investigate the relative success and challenge of building transit, the Eno team created a database...

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…