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.

2000 Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21)

1997 Airport and Airway Trust Fund Tax Reinstatement Act

1996 Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act

1992 Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act

1990 Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act

1987 Airport and Airway Capacity and Safety Expansion Act

1982 Airport and Airway Improvement Act

1976 Airport and Airway Development Act Amendments

1971 Airport and Airway Amendments

1970 Airport and Airway Development Act

1966 Airport Amendments
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
