Tag Archive for: Federal Governance

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

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Federal Legislation, Historical Documents
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By 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 systems were a bad idea.

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1962 Sorensen Memo to JFK on Draft Transportation Message to Congress

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Federal Legislation, Historical Documents
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

A memo to President Kennedy from his senior advisor Ted Sorensen written on March 16, 1962, as the Administration was working on the text of the transportation message to Congress that the President would submit…

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1972 Highway Bill “No Bill” Strategy Memo

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Federal Legislation, Historical Documents
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

In October 1972, House and Senate negotiations over the biannual highway bill were breaking down over the issue of whether or not the Highway Trust Fund should be opened up to fund mass transit capital…

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1978 President Carter Meeting on Airline Deregulation Bill

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Federal Legislation, Historical Documents
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By 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 chairmen of the House and Senate transportation committees, Rep. Harold “Bizz” Johnson (D-CA) and Sen….

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Creation of the Amtrak Route Map

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Historical Documents
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

This week’s ETW Document of the Week is an exchange of memoranda from late 1970 and early 1971 between the Nixon White House, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Transportation over…

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1956 AASHO Letter to Senator Byrd

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Historical Documents
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

This week’s ETW Document of the Week is a letter sent from Rex Whitton, the head of the American Association of State Highway Officials, to the chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, Harry F….

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FY 1982 Reagan Transportation Budget Details

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Federal Legislation, Historical Documents
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

Few budget amendments have been broader in their scope than the ones submitted by Ronald Reagan in March and April 1981 for the fiscal year 1982 budget. Of particular note are the proposed aviation excise…

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1915 Coast Guard Origination Statute

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Historical Documents
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

Wednesday, January 28, is the 100th anniversary of President Wilson’s signing of the law that created the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Act combined two existing services: the Revenue Cutter Service (founded 1797, basically tax…

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1915 Report of the Joint Committee on Federal Aid to Good Roads

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Federal Legislation, Historical Documents
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

On January 21, 1915, the Congressional Joint Committee on Federal Aid in the Construction of Post Roads issued its final report to Congress. The report of the Joint Committee represented, by far, the largest assemblage…

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Transportation Quarterly – 2002

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Transportation Quarterly
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

Tables of contents of all four issues of Transportation Quarterly published by the Eno Foundation in calendar year 2002.

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Transportation Quarterly – 2000

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Transportation Quarterly
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

Tables of contents for all four issues of Transportation Quarterly published by the Eno Foundation in 2000.

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Transportation Investment: New Insights in Economic Analysis

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Research Report
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By ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION

This is a PDF of the final report on a policy forum held by the Eno Transportation Foundation on February 23, 1999 in which 35 academic, government, and private-sector leaders met to discuss the importance…

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