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.
February 7, 2018 - The Senate could add a two-year budget deal adding an extra $150 billion per year in...
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February 2, 2018 - In 2005, 2012, and 2015, Congress enacted three rounds of new laws with the goal of decreasing...
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February 2, 2018 - The policy and practice under which metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) operate has not kept up with...
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February 2, 2018 - We still expect President Trump’s infrastructure plan itself to rely on $200 billion in federal budget...
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Over the past 15 years, changes in the airline industry have consolidated air service at the largest hub airports while...
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Eno experts will discuss and analyze the leaked Trump administration infrastructure plan, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s proposed 25 cent...
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January 26, 2018 - The three-day government shutdown over the last weekend was ended by the enactment of a three-week...
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January 24, 2018 - Today the Eno Center for Transportation released the ninth policy brief in the Eno Aviation Insights...
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Airport congestion, and ensuing nationwide delays, are disruptive to travelers and to the American economy. The federal government is capable...
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The first law providing federal aid to states for construction and maintenance of roads was enacted almost a century ago,...
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Monday, January 22, 2018 - 5:00 p.m. The federal government shutdown that began at midnight Friday night should end later...
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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,...