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.

Tension Between Administration and Congress Over Corps of Engineers Water Project Funding Continues

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
February 19, 2015 - At a matched pair of hearings on February 11, members of the House and Senate Appropriations...

Senate Deciding Whether To Take Up Highway Bill

Sep 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
July 22, 2015 - At this hour (late Wednesday afternoon), the Senate is waiting to hold a “re-vote” on a...

Preparing a Nation for Autonomous Vehicles: Opportunities, Barriers and Policy Recommendations

Sep 9, 2015
Authored by Daniel Fagnant, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, and Kara M. Kockelman, an engineering...

State of the Union, Other Announcements Preview Admin. Transportation Agenda Including New Bonds

Sep 8, 2015 | Jeff Davis
January 21, 2015 - President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress...

Would the DRIVE Act Spend Federal Funds More Effectively?

Jul 29, 2015
It has been six years since the transportation community had the opportunity to mull over a six-year transportation bill written...

FY19 HTF Shutdown Fits In Well With Tradition of HTF Bill “Triggers”

Jul 22, 2015 | Jeff Davis
July 22, 2015 - Section 80003 of the Senate DRIVE Act now provides for a clean and complete shutoff of...

EPW Committee Approves DRIVE Act

Jun 24, 2015 | Jeff Davis
June 24, 2015 - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has approved S. 1647, a six-year highway funding authorization...

1993 Robert Rubin Memo to President Clinton on Energy Taxes

May 1, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
February 1993 memo to President Clinton from his chief economic adviser giving the pros and cons of various types of...

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

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...

1977 President Carter Handwritten Note to Sec. Adams Opposing New Subway Systems

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...

1978 President Carter Meeting on Airline Deregulation Bill

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...

Houston has a shiny, new bus network

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...

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…