Rebecca Higgins is Eno’s Vice President of Policy. Rebecca’s prior experience includes an appointment in the Biden-Harris Administration at the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, as well as eight years of work in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee where she led the highways reauthorization work for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. She began her work in transportation as a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Policy.

Originally from a small town outside of Albany, New York, Rebecca has an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University. She resides in Washington DC with her husband and three children.

Eno Transportation Weekly Articles

Trump Envisions “Maritime Golden Age” through Investments, Fees, and Deregulation

February 20, 2026 - The Trump Administration’s new Maritime Action Plan lays out an ambitious vision to revive U.S. shipbuilding through investment incentives, new port and vessel fees, and deregulation, but defers key details and...

EPA Renounces Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

February 12, 2026 - EPA’s decision to repeal the motor vehicle greenhouse gas endangerment finding revives a legal fight over climate regulation, setting up major litigation and raising the prospect of fragmented state-by-state vehicle emissions...

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January 27, 2026|Amtrak, Commuter Rail, High-Speed Rail, Rail

Looking Down the Tracks: A Case for More Predictable Intercity Passenger Rail Funding

January 27, 2026 - As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s advance appropriations expire in 2026, Congress faces a critical choice between locking in the efficiency, capacity, and ridership gains enabled by predictable rail funding...