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.
January 24, 2018 - Today the Eno Center for Transportation released the ninth policy brief in the Eno Aviation Insights...
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Airport congestion, and ensuing nationwide delays, are disruptive to travelers and to the American economy. The federal government is capable...
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The first law providing federal aid to states for construction and maintenance of roads was enacted almost a century ago,...
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Monday, January 22, 2018 - 5:00 p.m. The federal government shutdown that began at midnight Friday night should end later...
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This is a copy of the January 17, 2006 issue of Transportation Weekly that contained a complete attribution of the...
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January 16, 2018 - 10:07 p.m. Earlier this evening, House leaders unveiled the latest legislative attempt to keep the federal...
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January 12, 2018 - White House staffers began briefing Capitol Hill on the forthcoming infrastructure plan this week, but hopes...
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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,...