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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.

Virginia’s Commitment to Transit Funding Creates a Wealth of New Projects Benefiting the Commonwealth

April 19, 2015
Apr 19, 2015
Virginia has a long history of commitment to mass transit. The Washington, D.C. region's Metro system, the result of a...
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1977 President Carter Handwritten Note to Sec. Adams Opposing New Subway Systems

March 24, 2015
Mar 24, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
President Carter's March 1977 handwritten note to new Transportation Secretary Brock Adams explaining why the President thought most new subway...
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1978 President Carter Meeting on Airline Deregulation Bill

March 3, 2015
Mar 3, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
This week’s ETW Document of the Week is a Carter Administration memo preparing the President for a meeting with the...
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Houston has a shiny, new bus network

March 1, 2015
Mar 1, 2015 | Paul Lewis
Over the past decade, Houston has invested a significant amount of resources in public transit. Most notably a new 12.8-mile...
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Time for Autonomous Vehicles to Disrupt Transportation Planning

December 25, 2014
Dec 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY MARK McDOWELL Transportation Consultant Over the coming decades autonomous vehicles (AVs) will insinuate themselves into our society and the...
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Could Building a Canal In Nicaragua Be the Answer?

November 25, 2014
Nov 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY AARON J. GELLMAN Professor of Management and Strategy, Northwestern University In 2013, Chinese interests revealed their intentions to construct...
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Myths Surrounding Devolution of Federal Transportation Programs

November 25, 2014
Nov 25, 2014
As the lame-duck session of Congress approaches, there is nascent optimism within the transportation community that perhaps this could be...
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The Case of the Neglected Transit Bus

October 25, 2014
Oct 25, 2014
Tomorrow Eno will release a new study looking at regional transit governance (Getting to the Route of It: The Role...
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A Lesson From Stockholm’s Sustainable Development: Identifying Crucial Tensions, Conflicts or Tradeoffs in Urban Sustainability Policies

August 25, 2014
Aug 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY AMY RADER OLSSON Director, KTH Center for a Sustainable Built Environment Urban challenges are indisputably complex—even “dually complex,” because...
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Crude Oil by Rail: The Industry is Changing

July 25, 2014
Jul 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY STEVEN R. DITMEYER Adjunct Professor of Railway Management, Michigan State University An old adage says the railroad industry is...
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Superstorm Sandy: Adaptation and Resilience in the Tolling Industry

July 25, 2014
Jul 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY PATRICK D. JONES Executive Director & CEO, International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike...
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Countdown to Mainstreaming of Self-Driving Vehicles

May 25, 2014
May 25, 2014 | Carter Templeton
BY EVA LERNER-LAM President, Palisades Consulting Group, Inc. There is a lot of excitement today about the concept of so-called...
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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…

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