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.

Proposed Changes to Census Will Impact Transportation Funding and Analysis

Oct 2, 2026 | Grace Truslow
Current proposed changes to the 2030 Census will limit demographic information available for transportation analysis and may shift the allocation...

Transportation at the Ballot Box 2026 Highlight: Connect Bay Area Transit

Sep 25, 2026 | Sohail Husain
As part of the ongoing Transportation at the Ballot Box work, this piece examines a proposed Bay Area sales tax...

House Avoids Last-Minute Attempt to Suspend Gas Tax

Sep 18, 2026 | Jeff Davis
House leaders decided not to force a pre-election vote on a bill suspending federal motor fuel taxes.

Restoring Lower Manhattan Access: Operations and Planning Challenges

Sep 8, 2026 | Lou Venech
A regional planner and World Trade Center survivor examines the restoration of Lower Manhattan access, and distinguishes essential recovery projects...

A Closer Look at Using Transportation Right of Way as “Great Corridors of Commerce”

Sep 4, 2026 | Rebecca Higgins
The Trump Administration's new plan to coordinate electric grid and other utility right-of-way through existing highway and rail right-of-way has...

Extreme Heat Presents Risks for Transportation Infrastructure

Aug 28, 2026 | Grace Truslow
Increasing occurrences of extreme heat creates vulnerabilities across transportation modes that transportation agencies must mitigate.
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Rumblings of Discontent on “Baseline” Extension of Surface Programs

Aug 28, 2026 | Rebecca Higgins
Agencies face potential for significant reductions in federal funding as a result of a surface transportation extension that discontinues the...

Transportation at the Ballot Box 2026: Introduction

Aug 28, 2026 | Sohail Husain
With three months until the November election, Eno's annual Transportation at the Ballot Box returns with a first look at...

Following the Funding: Appropriator Priorities for 2027 in a Tight Budget Year

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Jun 1, 2026 | Jeff Davis
Despite the uncertainty on whether surface transportation programs will be reauthorized or extended when they expire on September 30, the...

House Appropriations Sets FY27 Markup Schedules for All 12 Spending Bills

Apr 16, 2026 | Jeff Davis
The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), has announced the panel's schedule for considering the twelve...

Eno Hill Briefing: Fixing the Highway Trust Fund

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Apr 8, 2026 | Karen Price
Join Jeff Davis and Rebecca Higgins for a staff briefing on challenges and solutions for transportation funding This…

FY27 Budget Breakdown: Impacts on Transportation Policy and Funding

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Apr 3, 2026
The Trump Administration released its fiscal 2027 budget request on Friday, which maintains nominal growth in certain transportation…

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,...

Eno’s Transit Cost & Project Delivery Research

Eno is undertaking a research, policy, and communications project to analyze current and historical trends in transit project delivery