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.

1943 Federal-Aid Highway Amendments

FY 1936 Emergency Relief Appropriations Act

1934 Hayden-Cartwright Act

1933 National Industrial Recovery Act

1932 Emergency Relief and Construction Act

1930 Federal-Aid Highways Amendments Act

FY 1968 Transportation Appropriations Act

FY 1969 Transportation Appropriations Act

FY 1970 Transportation Appropriations Act

FY 1972 Transportation Appropriations Act

FY 1973 Transportation Appropriations Act
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
