Long Road, Tough Choices Ahead for Biden Car-Charging Pledge
Robert Puentes discusses electric vehicle adoption and infrastructure expansion as a way reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Mayor Pete confirmed as Secretary Buttigieg
//“It’s clear that climate is going to be a major focus,” Robert Puentes said.
Public transit in the US is already underfunded. The pandemic has made it worse.
//“Transit is going through a catastrophic moment, and it’s hard to overstate how challenging the threats are,” said Robert Puentes.
Touchless travel could threaten airport jobs
//But it’s the entire ecosystem around airports that faces workforce disruption, said Robert Puentes, president and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation, a nonprofit think tank.
Montgomery County Launches A New Rapid Bus Service This Week
//“Congestion is one of the key criteria that riders might consider,” Puentes says. “If the bus is stuck in traffic along with regular traffic, it’s not really much of an advantage.”
Bringing public transit back from the coronavirus pandemic
//“Puentes says that commuter rails that exist to bring white-collar workers into an urban core have seen ridership plummet as much as 97%, while the overall figure for rail systems is more like 90%.”
Paying for infrastructure requires bipartisan approach
//Infrastructure needs to ride into larger national priorities such as climate change or the pandemic, said Robert Puentes, president and CEO of the Eno Center for Transportation.
Pandemic a time for transit innovation, panel says
//This article covers our webinar on transit innovation during COVID-19, moderated by Eno’s President and CEO Robert Puentes.
COVID-19 Has Been ‘Apocalyptic’ for Public Transit. Will Congress Offer More Help?
//“The CARES Act probably put a band-aid on the problem,” says Robert Puentes.
More Federal Funds Needed for Agencies, Experts Say
//This article summarizes key messages from Eno’s Road to Recovery on the federal government’s role in transit’s COVID recovery.
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