Eno Center for Transportation
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
This is a time of great dynamic changes in the transportation industry. Technology is being deployed that has the possibility to enable greater efficiency and more mobility options. Today, ubiquitous wireless network availability and an ever-growing array of mobile applications have created an environment in which information systems, shared vehicles, and on-demand services play an increasing role in metropolitan transportation. The potential impact is vast, with both positive and negative effects that need to be understood. In many cities and metropolitan areas, the emphasis on the ease of reaching valued destinations is essential because it represents the ultimate desired outcome of a transportation system. Funding challenges loom large, especially when the needs to rebuild highway systems and invest in transit systems are growing. Federal discretionary and mandatory programs both face significant shortfalls in the next three years. But while federal investments are strained, states
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Professional Development Programs
Eno’s professional development programs are centered on understanding the transportation workforce, identifying emerging talent, encouraging the next generation of leaders, and developing quality educational opportunities. Eno offers a full spectrum of practical and leadership skill building programs to help transportation professionals at every rung of the career ladder. Since its inception, Eno has instructed over 3,500 transportation professionals. Our alumni network connects people and ideas to enhance cross-industry knowledge, strengthen organizations, and inspire transportation professionals.
Research & Policy
The Eno Center for Transportation conducts research, organizes workshops, and convenes transportation experts on a variety of critical issues facing the transportation industry. Eno’s policy team takes an independent approach to all of our work, and we create pragmatic policy recommendations that are responsive to constrained public resources and political realities. To ensure accuracy, objectiveness, and effectiveness of our final products, we work closely with industry stakeholders and experts, including Eno’s working groups, project advisory panels, the Digital Cities Project Advisory Board, Eno’s Board of Advisors, and Eno’s Board of Directors. The members of these working groups or advisory boards help to develop Eno research topics, inform the work, and comment on findings. Importantly, Eno includes both public and private sector officials on each board to ensure that our work products are balanced and useful to policymakers and industry alike.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of press articles published
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Research & Policy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
ETW is the leading source of transportation policy insights for Congressional staff, government affairs professionals, transit agencies, USDOT, and agencies across the Executive Branch.
Number of research or policy analysis products developed, e.g., reports, briefs
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Research & Policy
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Eno’s policy team takes an independent approach to all of our work, and we create pragmatic policy recommendations that are responsive to constrained public resources and political realities.
Number of advocate or trained spokesperson citations in the media
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Research & Policy
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Because our core values – independence, collaboration, relevance, excellence, and entrepreneurialism – are reflected in all of our work, Eno is a trusted source for the media on transportation issues.
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
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Professional Development Programs
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The metric is the number of people who attended our educational webinar series.
Number of list subscribers
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Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Eno's vision is for an American transportation system that fosters economic vitality and improves the quality of life for all.
STRATEGIC GOALS
1. Ensure our rigorous and independent research and analysis informs solutions and decision-making on critical multimodal transportation issues
2. Build and engage a world-class network of innovative transportation leaders
3. Expand professional development programs to fill needs and gaps in the industry
4. Broaden Eno's influence to reach state, regional, and local levels and corporations
5. Invest in essential building blocks for success
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
At Eno, we embrace an affirmative vision of what is possible in everything we do--exemplifying Eno’s values of integrity, independence, objectivity, quality, and relevance. As we approach our centenary, we have an opportunity to both celebrate the past and plan for the future. Eno can look back on a long and proud history as a thought-leader in national transportation policy with a strong training and leadership program. We enjoy a truly unique position as the hub of a network of transportation industry leaders with a smart and dedicated staff and a solid reputation for credible, independent, and impactful work.
To achieve our vision for a transportation system that fosters economic vitality and improves the quality of life for all, we adhere to a four-part theory of change:
• Conduct Rigorous Research and Independent Analysis. We study critical issues in transportation, providing unassailable data and analyses that shape solutions and inform decision-making.
• Practice insights. We translate our research into on‐the‐ ground knowledge and action, pilot new strategies, and codify those learnings through new tools and resources that ultimately lead to solutions that can be adapted and scaled.
• Public and private‐sector reforms. We encourage government at all levels, and private‐sector firms and philanthropies to adopt policy reforms and actions that facilitate innovations and solutions.
• Act as the Hub of an Extensive Network of Transportation Leaders. We convene and empower cross‐sector networks of government, business, nonprofit, and philanthropic leaders at all levels who work together to solve problems, develop new solutions, and advocate for broader reforms. In order to maximize impact, we employ deliberate communications and outreach strategies to ensure the work reaches intended audiences.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Eno Center for Transportation is an independent, non-partisan think tank whose mission is to shapes public debate on critical multimodal transportation issues and build an innovative network of transportation professionals. The leader in its field for nearly a century, Eno provides government and industry leaders with timely research and an independent voice on policy issues. Eno publishes rigorous, objective analyses on the problems facing transportation and provides ideas for and a clear path toward possible solutions. In addition, for nearly two decades, Eno Transportation Weekly (ETW) has been the premiere inside-the-beltway federal transportation policy publication for transportation leaders across the country.
Through its professional development programs, Eno cultivates creative and visionary leadership by giving public and private transportation leaders the tools and training they need to succeed. Since its inception, Eno has instructed over 3,500 transportation professionals. Eno can look back on a long and proud history as a thought-leader in national transportation policy with a strong training and leadership program. We enjoy a truly unique position as the hub of a network of transportation industry leaders with a smart and dedicated staff and a solid reputation for credible, independent, and impactful work.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In terms of our policy work, we continue to inform and affect important conversations in Washington and beyond. Notable is our ongoing leadership on air traffic control which is shaping up to be the most significant reform that industry has seen in a generation. On the ground, our Digital Cities initiative operates at the nexus between transportation and technology and I am very proud of Eno's solid research and policy work around autonomous vehicles. Our Transportation at the Ballot Box initiative produced the first database to catalog every transportation measure on the ballot in 2016 (regardless of mode).
In 2016, Eno launched a major initiative with four transit agencies to share agency best practices, build a network of professionals, and generally improve the people-readiness of the public transportation industry.
This year, we are continuing all of our current initiatives and also pushing forward into new and relevant areas, such as procurement reform and workforce development.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Eno Center for Transportation
Board of directorsas of 04/10/2023
James Burnley
Norman Mineta
Tom Prendergast
Keith Parker
Mary Peters
Martin Whitmer
Tay Yoshitani
Marjorie Dickman
Carolyn Flowers
Karen Rae
Jennifer Aument
Jannet Walker-Ford
Diane Woodend-Jones
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.