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.
October 27, 2023 - The White House released new actions, including a guidebook of tools and opportunities, in response to...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/iStock-954696082.jpg14152120Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2023-10-27 13:00:372023-10-27 13:00:37DOT Pledges TOD Funds for Conversion of Downtown Offices to Housing
October 27, 2023 - The Highway Trust Fund ran a $17.6 billion deficit in the just-ended fiscal year 2023 once...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/iStock-1134061703-scaled-3.jpg17072560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2023-10-27 12:59:182023-11-02 14:55:02The Highway Trust Fund Ran a $17.8 Billion Structural Deficit in FY 2023
October 27, 2023 - After a brief respite in the October-December 2022 quarter, highway construction costs rose 2.7 percent in...
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October 18, 2023 - The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on Highways and Transit met to discuss the solvency...
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October 20, 2023 - Here are three questions that Congress should ask when trying to decide how to fix the...
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“Based on the numbers, there will need to be an alternative or states will have to become comfortable with having...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2023-10-11 15:17:592023-10-12 15:19:17Washington’s Long Road to Replacing the Gas Tax
October 6, 2023 - This week, the Federal Highway Administration started the New Year by giving $61 billion in highway...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/money-100-benjamin-stack-pile-scaled-3.jpg17072560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2023-10-06 15:50:112023-10-06 15:50:27States Receive $61 Billion in Highway Formula Funding for FY24
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,...