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.
September 29, 2023 - Last Friday, the Department of Transportation released its updated shutdown plan that details which activities will,...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Shutdown-clip-art-e1516393709654.jpg545750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2023-09-29 15:58:132023-09-29 15:58:13How This Government Shutdown Will Work
September 22, 2023 - A partial government shutdown starting next weekend seems likely as House leaders seem powerless to avert...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Shutdown-clip-art-e1516393709654.jpg545750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2023-09-22 15:59:152023-10-02 13:16:39Shutdown Likely as House Lacks Votes to Do Anything; Schumer Prepares to Save the Day
September 22, 2033 - If we get to September 30, eight days hence, and there is no law in place...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/money-2173148_1280-e1495718384908-13.jpg500750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2023-09-22 14:00:302023-09-22 16:00:11What Will Happen to Transportation During a Lapse-of-Appropriations Shutdown
September 15, 2023 - The Senate began debate on a three-bill funding package that includes the annual DOT budget this...
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September 15, 2023 - We now have the full details of which FHWA competitive grant programs spent money so slowly...
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September 13, 2023 - The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works met to examine the effects of extreme...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/flood-139000_1280.jpg8531280Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2023-09-13 12:45:472023-09-15 16:07:32Senate Committee Discusses the Effects of Extreme Heat and Weather on Transportation
Garett Shrode with the Eno Center for Transportation said that approach has its pitfalls because “80% of electric vehicle charging...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2023-09-12 09:44:242023-09-22 10:08:05As Gas Taxes Dwindle, States Seek Ways to Charge EVs
“If you look at the numbers over the last two decades, we’ve been losing revenue to fuel-efficiency gains in internal...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2023-09-12 09:13:502023-09-12 09:13:50Clock Ticking for States to Replace Dwindling Gas Taxes
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,...