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.

Senate Begins Consideration of “Clean” CR In Hopes of Avoiding Shutdown

1961 (Apr. 13) White Memo to Sorensen on Control of Mass Transit

1961 (Apr. 20) Bureau of Budget Comments on Sen. Williams Mass Transit Bill

1961 (Apr. 5) BoB Critique of Williams Mass Transit Bill and BoB Proposed Administration Bill

1961 (May 4) White House Memo Criticizing Williams Emergency Transit Bill

1961 (Mar. 20) Statement by Sen. Williams on His Mass Transit Bill

1961 (Mar.) BoB and Commerce Memos on Urban Mass Transportation Act

1961 Commerce/HHFA Report to JFK on Urban Mass Transit (Draft)

1975 (May) Rail Antitrust Immunity Decision Memo for President Ford

1970 White House Transportation Policy Group Meeting

1972 Veto Debate of Airport Expansion Bill and PFC Ban
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
