Issues & Modes / Funding & Finance
DOT Announces $296 Million in Bridge Grants
Apr 14, 2023 | Jeff DavisMost of Joe Biden's original proposal for an "American Jobs Plan" got downsized, or jettisoned outright, on the way to becoming the...
Primer: The Two Types of U.S. Government Shutdown
Apr 14, 2023 | Jeff DavisIn the next few weeks, House Republicans are expected to try to get 218 votes together to pass some sort of debt ceiling legislation,...
Transit’s First “Fiscal Cliff” – The Fight for Operating Subsidies, Part 1
Apr 13, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Johnson and Congress established a program for giving financial aid for mass transit capital projects to localities in 1964....
Budget Would Make $13.5 Billion in Unfunded Promises for New Starts
Mar 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request proposes to incur $13.5 billion in unfunded promises for "New Start" mass transit systems,...
California High-Speed Rail Project Wants 1/4 of All IIJA Rail Grant Money
Mar 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisThis month, the California High Speed Rail Authority said that it needs $8 billion in federal grants under the Infrastructure...
Budget Request is $6.3 Billion Below IIJA Authorized Level for FY24
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe most important thing to know about President Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request for transportation is that it does not make any...
Administration Proposes Temporary Transit Operating Subsidies, Other Policy Changes in FY24 Budget
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe fiscal 2024 transportation budget request was mostly devoid of new policy proposals, but mass transit is the exception. The budget...
The FY24 Budget Request for the Transportation Function of Government
Mar 17, 2023 | Jeff DavisWhen we ask, "what does the federal government spend on transportation," the answer isn't always just about the Department of...
Rapid Response Webinar: Budgeting Time in 2024
Mar 14, 2023 | Jonathan HammondBrimming with budget questions? Curious about cash flows? Then don't miss the latest in Eno's quality webinar series exploring...
Bipartisan Congress Likely to Reject Many of Biden’s Proposed DOT Changes
Mar 10, 2023 | Jeff DavisIn broad strokes, the White House's fiscal 2024 budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation is pretty simple: Get rid...
DOT Proposes Signing $19 Billion in FFGAs in FY24
Mar 10, 2023 | Jeff DavisUnder the Biden Administration's proposed budget for fiscal 2024, this will be the year when all of the pre-Biden mass transit Capital...
Biden FY24 Budget Can’t Be Reconciled With House Plans
Mar 10, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden's proposed 2024 budget outline makes a lot of "big picture" proposals that go completely in the opposite direction that...