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 6, 2016 - Congress returns to Washington today after a seven-week recess and may bring up the Water Resources...
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On August 11, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published a final rule in the Federal Register establishing a public transportation...
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August 24, 2016 - A new GAO report says that vendors of jet fuel for general aviation have contributed up...
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Monday, August 29 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee field hearing...
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August 17, 2016 - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has turned to the general public for input on which projects merit...
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August 17, 2016 - How important are ridership forecasts to the environmental impact statements for a new fixed guideway rail...
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August 17, 2016 - New fuel economy standards for heavy trucks proposed this week will have a significant long-term effect...
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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,...