There are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.

The Last Time VMT Dropped This Sharply – WWII Gas Rationing
Apr 8, 2020 | Jeff Davis
April 8, 2020 - The World War II experience in gasoline rationing may provide some interesting parallels to the current...
DOT and EPA Roll Back Obama-Era Automobile Fuel Efficiency Standards
Apr 3, 2020 | Brianne Eby
April 3, 2020 - This week, NHTSA and the EPA issued their long-awaited final rule that rolls back increases in...
House Democrats Seek to Move Previously Planned $760 Billion Infrastructure Bill As Next Response to Coronavirus
Apr 1, 2020 | Jeff Davis
April 1, 2020 - House Democratic leaders announced at a press conference today that they hope to include their $760...
Rapid Response Webinar: The Coronavirus Relief Package & Transportation
Mar 24, 2020 | Madeline Gorman
In this Rapid Response webinar, Eno's Jeff Davis will explain and analyze the billions of dollars in emergency assistance that...
Surface Transportation Aid Requests Mount
Mar 20, 2020 | Jeff Davis
March 20, 2020 - Requests for federal aid to the surface transportation sector increased this week, with state DOTs asking...
Total FY20 Highway Formula Funding So Far is $208M Below FY19
Feb 21, 2020 | Jeff Davis
February 21, 2020 - The total “usable” amount of federal-aid highway formula funding provided to states so far in FY...
House Tees Up Revamp of an Automated Vehicle Bill
Feb 14, 2020 | Alice Grossman
On Tuesday, February 11, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection & Commerce held a hearing...
FHWA Gives Out $2B in FY20 General Fund Highway Formula Funding
Feb 14, 2020 | Jeff Davis
February 14, 2020 - The Federal Highway Administration has apportioned to states the $2 billion in additional highway formula funding...
House Passes Additional $1.25B in Highway Emergency Relief Funding
Feb 7, 2020 | Jeff Davis
February 7, 2020 - Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill appropriating an additional $1.25 billion from...
Webinar: OK Vroomer: Millennials and Car Culture
Feb 6, 2020 | Madeline Gorman
In this webinar, we will discuss how for many people, owning and using a car symbolizes social status and personal...
FHWA Gives $37.6B in FY20 Highway Funding to States
Jan 31, 2020 | Jeff Davis
January 31, 2020 - The Federal Highway Administration on January 24 issued a formal funding notice that gave state DOTs...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,...
