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.
April 12, 2024 - The abrupt resignation of House Appropriations Committee chairman Kay Granger (R-TX) this week has led to...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Musical-chairs-thumbnail.png636912Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2024-04-11 22:08:282024-04-12 06:33:15Arkansas’ Womack Is New Chairman of House Transportation-HUD Appropriations
March 14, 2024 - It's that time of year, when dueling budget baselines means two sets of estimates for the...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/money-coins-pile-quarters-pennies-cents-dimes-nickels-scaled-1.jpg17072560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2024-03-15 10:38:182024-03-15 10:38:18Budget Forecasts for Transportation Trust Funds Show General Agreement
March 15, 2024 - James Madison is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.” He helped draft the...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3-James-Madison.jpg2501048Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2024-03-14 18:42:562024-12-05 18:27:37James Madison (1809-1817): We Need National Roads and Canals, But …
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,...