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.
April 12, 2024 - The costs of housing and of owning a private vehicle continued to be the two biggest...
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April 12, 2024 - The abrupt resignation of House Appropriations Committee chairman Kay Granger (R-TX) this week has led to...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Musical-chairs-thumbnail.png636912Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2024-04-11 22:08:282024-04-12 06:33:15Arkansas’ Womack Is New Chairman of House Transportation-HUD Appropriations
According to the report, previous work on contracting consistently points to the need for positive, healthy relationships between the public...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2024-03-18 13:26:532024-03-19 13:29:16New Eno Center of Transportation Report Shows Transit Agencies Attempting to Work with Private Partners to Address COVID-19 Challenges
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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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,...