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.
March 18, 2022 - Express transit, in combination with incentivized carpooling, can together create effective, affordable multimodal travel options that...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/iStock_76787627_SMALL.jpg566847Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2022-03-18 17:55:062023-06-27 17:48:27Guest Op-Ed: A Hotter Solution for Freeway Congestion
March 4, 2022 - It’s time to lean into the public right-of-way and see street space as a solution space—as...
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March 4, 2022 - How far does the Transportation Secretary's legal authority to approve or disapprove state highway projects go?
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/iStock-1160848112.jpg15002000Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-03-04 18:17:402023-04-14 11:22:17A History of the Secretary’s Ability to Approve (or Disapprove) Highway Projects
The Federal Highway Administration guidelines are, in fact, advisories that are not legally binding, as Jeff Davis of the Eno...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-03-01 18:16:252023-04-28 14:16:46For Pete’s Sake! Sec. Buttigieg Won’t Push Back on States that Ignore Equity, Climate Guidelines
Links to the Text of Major Highway and Mass Transit Authorization Laws 2021 IIJA (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), a.k.a....
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Last April, after Mr. Biden unveiled a jobs plan that prioritized rebuilding roads and bridges, transportation groups began coordinating more closely. The...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-02-19 18:44:542023-04-28 14:16:45One of the Infrastructure Plan’s Biggest Winners Is the Pavement You Drive On
February 11, 2022 - Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy released their initial guidance and rules for the...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/EV-EVS-electric-cars-charging-station-scaled-2.jpg17072560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-02-11 20:02:152023-04-14 11:22:00DOT, Energy Release Rules for National EV Charging Program
Jeff Davis, a senior fellow with the Eno Center for Transportation and the editor of the Eno Transportation Weekly, said that...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-02-08 20:58:002023-04-28 14:16:44Bridge Collapse Revives Criticism Over Using Road Dollars for Police
January 28, 2022 - The Federal Highway Administration on January 5 gave Appalachian states the first 20 percent of the...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/construction-site-2086521_1280.jpg8131280Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-01-28 18:55:192023-06-27 17:48:31FHWA Distributes $246 Million from IIJA for Appalachian Highways
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,...