Eno Center for Transportation

Eno Center for Transportation
Abbreviation Eno
Motto Ex Chao Ordo
Formation April 21, 1921 (1921-04-21)
Headquarters 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036
Revenue (2015)
$1,813,058[1]
Expenses (2015) $2,433,994[1]
Website www.enotrans.org

The Eno Center for Transportation is a non-profit, independent think tank in Washington, DC with a mission to seek continuous improvement in transportation and its public and private leadership in order to increase the system’s mobility, safety and sustainability.[2] The Center was created and endowed in 1921 in Westport, Connecticut, by William Phelps Eno, a pioneer in the field of traffic control.

History

In 1921, William P. Eno created a corporation whose purpose was to continue his lifetime’s work – the promotion of safety on roads and highways. He endowed the Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Regulation and began the work of attracting other transportation experts and specialists in order to provide a forum for unbiased discussions that would lead to improvements in the movement of people and goods.

On April 21, 1921, Eno published the Foundation’s Articles of Association. These Articles laid out the purposes of the foundation:

  1. Devise traffic methods and rules
  2. Publish information on traffic
  3. Standardize general highway traffic regulations
  4. Familiarize the public with traffic laws
  5. Promote special traffic regulations
  6. Provide proper instruction of traffic police
  7. Promote proper understanding by all police that they have general traffic obligations when in uniform
  8. Furnish advice on traffic regulation generally
  9. Recommend physical changes, such as widening of roadbeds, to assist the movement of traffic

Since 1921, the Foundation has undergone many changes. What began as a Foundation for Highway Traffic Regulation has now morphed into the Eno Center for Transportation, an independent, non-profit think tank that works in federal transportation policy and transportation leadership development.

Objectives

The Foundation engages in three primary activities:

Board

Board of Directors

The Eno Board of Directors[3] bring expertise in all modes of transportation and experience in federal and state government service, as well as the private sector. The Board meets four times annually to provide strategic direction for the Foundation and assure careful stewardship of Foundation resources. Over the course of the year, Board Members also participate in Eno activities, such as policy forums and leadership development programs.

Board of Advisors

The Eno Board of Advisors[4] provides advice and counsel to the Foundation’s executive leadership, including its Board of Directors and president and chief executive officer. The members are selected from across industry and government, and possess extensive knowledge and expertise in surface, air, and water based transportation policy, management, and operations. The Board meets annually with the Board of Directors to provide advice on organizational priorities and participate in policy and professional development activities. Each member is appointed to serve a three-year term.

References

  1. 1 2 "Eno Center for Transportation" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Eno Center for Transportation site
  3. ↑ "Our Boards - The Eno Center for Transportation". The Eno Center for Transportation. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. ↑ "Our Boards - The Eno Center for Transportation". The Eno Center for Transportation. Retrieved 2017-04-19.


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