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“‘Politically what makes sense is money that is being paid by these New Jersey residents should go to improve transit services between the two states,’ said Philip Plotch, principal researcher at the Washington-based Eno Center for Transportation (and a resident of Gottheimer’s district).” May 26, 2023 – A battle is brewing across the Hudson River and in the halls of Congress between New York and New Jersey over congestion pricing. Two legislators, one from each state, put forth their arguments.
Bus Operator Workforce Management: Practitioner’s Guide
As of 2020, nearly 50 percent of the bus-operator workforce was over 55. Evidence indicates that many younger job seekers are often not aware of the potential career opportunities and employee benefits that are available at transit agencies.
Media Mentions
Media Mentions The Star Tribune | June 29,2020 As virus restrictions ease, Metro Transit wonders: Will riders come back? Grossman notes that transit ridership has been declining for years — and that’s been the case at Metro Transit, too.
Takeaways from a European Congestion Pricing Study Tour
|Robert Puentes and Brianne Eby In the United States, congestion pricing continues to garner considerable attention from policymakers and transportation advocates. New York is famously working to roll out their initiative in 2021. Major studies are underway to study the policy’s application in Los Angeles and Chicago.
Week of July 15, 2019 Archives
July 19, 2019 With the Treasury Department now warning that it might breach the statutory ceiling on the public debt before Congress returns from its five-week summer recess after Labor Day, Congressional leaders are frantically negotiating with T... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out our [...]
Week of March 25, 2019 Archives
Skip to content Week of March 25, 2019 Amtrak, Aviation, Federal budget, Federal funding, Federal governance, safety, transit Senate Presses Secretary of Transportation on FAA Certification and FY20 Budget Requests March 28, 2019 - The Senate subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on March 27 inviting Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao as a witness to review the FY20 budget request for USDOT.
Overdue and Overlooked: Congestion Pricing
January 9, 2019 While no silver bullet will fix the woes of urban mobility and access, transportation economists believe that congestion pricing strategies come close. A number of U.S. cities and metropolitan areas are exploring the idea of charging a fee for driving on the parts of the roadway network used the most as a way to reduce demand, curb emissions, and encourage non-single occupancy vehicle modes of transportation.
Colorado Rejects Two Transportation Ballot Measures, Elects Jared Polis as Governor
On Tuesday’s ballot, Colorado voters faced two opposing statewide transportation measures. Both failed by roughly the same margin in this latest attempt to deal with funding challenges as the state’s transportation infrastructure needs fail to keep pace with its growing population. Briefly, Proposition 109 (“Fix Our Damn Roads”) would have issued a $3.5 billion bond without imposing new taxes, to be paid back over 20 years to the tune of $260 million per year.
Eno Alumni Newsletter: Fall 2018
It was another busy summer here at Eno. Here's what we've been up to: Classes in full swing: Applications for Eno's Transit Senior Executive Program are now open, as is registration for Transit Mid-Manager Seminar: Level II. Find more information on these professional development programs on the sidebar of this email.
Field Hearing on California HSR Addresses Management Controls, Continued Commitment
Last Thursday (August 9), the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials met in California for a field hearing on the status of the state’s high-speed rail (HSR) project. The hearing featured four witnesses: Calvin L. Scovel III, USDOT Inspector General; Brian Kelly, California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) CEO; Louis Thompson, California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group Chairman; and Robbie Hunter, Building and Construction Trades Council of California President.
Trump administration rollbacks on vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency standards deter national climate efforts
As long anticipated, the Trump administration has proposed a significant roll-back of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards issued by the Obama administration. The proposed rulemaking would also revoke California’s right to establish its own more rigorous emissions standards under the federal Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA).
NACTO Releases Guidelines for Regulating and Managing Shared Active Transportation
Earlier this month, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) released preliminary guidelines for cities as they prepare to accommodate “shared active transportation companies” – including dockless bike- and scooter-sharing companies – on local streets. Shared active transportation companies can help cities to meet a variety of public-oriented goals, including sustainability and congestion relief targets.
Dockless Bikesharing Companies are Testing New Approaches to Improve Equity
Dockless bike systems, launched in the U.S. in 2017, have spread to dozens of cities. In addition to providing a transportation service with no government subsidy, they are addressing some of the limitations of traditional docked bikeshare systems and are attracting a more diverse group of riders.
Week of May 28, 2018 Archives
FHWA, MAP-21, Performance Measures FHWA Formally Repeals GHG Performance Measure Rule May 31, 2018 Earlier this month the administration canceled funding for the NASA Carbon Monitoring System, a program that monitors the flow of carbon dioxide around our planet. In April, officials announced that they will revise CAFE standards th... Sorry - you don't have access to this item. Please log in below, or check out [...]
The U.S. Dockless Mobility Experiment
Dockless bicycles and scooters have arrived. Since late 2017, several private companies have launched systems in dozens of U.S. cities such as Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Diego, and Dallas, prompting discussions nationwide on how to regulate these mobility devices. Bikeshare and scooter share are the newest technologies backed by hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital investment.
Brianne Eby: Boulder's bike lanes and the pursuit of unlimited data
Recently, the Daily Camera reported on the Boulder City Council's demand for more data on its Living Lab Phase I street design experiments ("Bike lane data sought," Daily Camera, Jan. 20). More data is needed — but on the perceptions of all mode share users after sufficient time has passed to allow these users to adjust to new designs. And adjust they will. Countless times throughout history — including in Boulder — citizens have raised their voices in protest of various traffic-calming strategies.
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