Federal, state, and local governments all play a significant role in funding $300 billion in annual transportation spending. The federal government supplies important capital funding for highways, transit systems, airports, waterways, and ports while also operating the nation’s air traffic control system. State and local governments have an equally important task to invest in and operate their transportation networks and rely on a broad range of revenue sources, from general revenues and debt, to fuel taxes, fees, and tolls.
March 14, 2024 - Most of our coverage of the federal budget sticks to transportation (either the Department, or the...
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March 14, 2024 - It's that time of year, when dueling budget baselines means two sets of estimates for the...
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In the dynamic realm of transportation, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a pivotal force, revolutionizing how tasks are accomplished and...
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March 15, 2024 - James Madison is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” He helped draft the...
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March 8, 2024 - In 1809 two elected officials from New York, William Kirkpatrick and Joshua Forman, met with President...
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Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution
This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...