The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.
May 20, 2022 - On May 16, the U.S. Department of Transportation solicited applications for $1 billion in grants for...
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May 19, 2022 - The U.S. Senate earlier today failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to bring up a...
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April 22, 2022 - Wearing a mask and getting a vaccination can be as easy as buckling a seatbelt. However,...
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April 8, 2022 - It’s past time we center the voices of those who stand to benefit the most from...
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March 25, 2022 - Road user education in the United States is most commonly thought of as driver education, but...
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The war in Ukraine has touched almost every corner of the world in almost as many ways. From parts availability...
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March 18, 2022 - On March 15, the U.S. Senate, in a bipartisan 57-40 vote, approved legislation (S. J. Res....
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March 4, 2022 - It’s time to lean into the public right-of-way and see street space as a solution space—as...
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Coming Out of the Crisis: A Look Past the Pandemic The pandemic isn’t quite behind us, but every day the...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/essay-1.jpg10801920Karen Pricehttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngKaren Price2022-02-18 05:17:222023-04-28 14:16:44Centennial Anthology: A Collection of Essays and Ideas
Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars
The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.