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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.

Halloween Rescue: Illinois Pulls Chicago Transit Agencies Off the Fiscal Cliff

October 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025 | Philip Plotch
October 31, 2025 - Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit funding and reform bill creating a unified Northern Illinois...
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Most USDOT Spending Back to Normal Levels Amidst “Shutdown”

October 17, 2025
Oct 17, 2025 | Jeff Davis
October 17, 2025 - Despite the government shutdown, USDOT quickly resumed over $1 billion per day in grant reimbursements once...
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PBS News Hour

September 28, 2025
Sep 28, 2025 | Ali Rogin
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Trump and top congressional leaders are set to meet in the Oval Office, trying to...
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Plugged Back In: USDOT Releases Updated Guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, Unfreezing Federal Charging Infrastructure Dollars

September 5, 2025
Sep 5, 2025 | Grace Truslow
September 5, 2025 - USDOT has released new guidance for the $5 billion NEVI Formula Program, easing planning requirements and...
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Trump tariffs threaten transportation ambitions

September 2, 2025
Sep 2, 2025 | Mike Lee
The Transportation Department’s National Highway Construction Cost Index jumped by two-thirds from late 2020 through September…
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Transportation at a Crossroad: User Fees, Emerging Technology, and the Value of Transportation

August 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025 | Dr. Patricia Hendren, Ph.D.
August 27, 2025 - With gas tax revenues in steep decline, America stands at a crossroads in how we fund...
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As Travel Changes So Must Transportation Governance

August 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025 | Dr. Steven Polzin, Ph.D.
August 27, 2025 - As travel patterns, technologies, and societal priorities evolve, U.S. transportation governance, safety enforcement, funding mechanisms, and...
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Transurban’s Express Lanes Deliver Transit Choices

August 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025 | Beau Memory
August 27, 2025 - Managed lanes delivered through public-private partnerships provide faster, more reliable travel for carpools and transit, reinvest...
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We Need Urban Transportation That is Innovative, User-Friendly, and Robust All at Once

August 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025 | Dr. Clinton J. Andrews, Ph.D.
August 27, 2025 - Urban transportation is a messy but vital arena of experimentation, where cities juggle congestion, safety, funding,...
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Reducing HTF Transaction Costs

August 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025 | DJ Gribbin
August 27, 2025 - Federal highway funding overlooks three truths – it’s not additive, it raises costs and delays, and...
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Philadelphia transit hits ‘death spiral.’ More cities could follow.

August 25, 2025
Aug 25, 2025 | Tim Craig
Philip Plotch, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, a nonpartisan think tank, compared the challenges facing…
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House Passes $3.4T Budget Reconciliation Bill, POTUS to Sign Tomorrow

July 3, 2025
Jul 3, 2025 | Jeff Davis
July 3, 2025 - The U.S. House of Representatives has agreed to the Senate-passed version of H.R. 1, the budget...
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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,...

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