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.

Virginia’s Commitment to Transit Funding Creates a Wealth of New Projects Benefiting the Commonwealth
Apr 19, 2015
Virginia has a long history of commitment to mass transit. The Washington, D.C. region's Metro system, the result of a...
1982 White House Federalism Initiative – Jan. 25 Draft
Apr 16, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
Internal White House summary of a proposed "New Federalism" initiative for President Reagan, dated January 1982, which would have turned...
Infrastructure 2: Congress and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Roads
Apr 14, 2015
How many politicians does it take to make people pay attention to our infrastructure problem?
The Transportation President
Apr 1, 2015
Despite the fact that we are about 600 days away from the actual election, another Presidential campaign is underway. While...
White House Transmits New GROW AMERICA Bill to Congress
Mar 30, 2015 | Jeff Davis
March 30, 2015 - Today, the Obama Administration transmitted the 2015 version of its GROW AMERICA surface transportation reauthorization act...
The Politics of Infrastructure: Balancing User Fees and Value Capture
Mar 19, 2015 | Carter Templeton
BY RICK RYBECK* Just Economics, LLC On November 23rd, “60 Minutes” broadcast an episode about crumbling infrastructure in the United...
1972 Highway Bill “No Bill” Strategy Memo
Mar 12, 2015 | ENO CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION
In October 1972, House and Senate negotiations over the biannual highway bill were breaking down over the issue of whether...
Congressional Estimators Say Repatriation Won’t Pay for GROW AMERICA
Mar 9, 2015 | Jeff Davis
March 9, 2015 - The tax estimating body used by Congress has determined that the President’s proposed funding offset for...
Choose Your Own Transportation Future: Thoughts on USDOT’s Beyond Traffic
Feb 19, 2015 | Carter Templeton
BY MARLA WESTERVELT Policy Analyst In recent years the American public has been inundated with crumbling infrastructure headlines and predictions...
The Highway Trust Fund: What is it Good For? A response to surface transportation devolutionists
Feb 19, 2015 | Carter Templeton
BY MARLA WESTERVELT Policy Analyst Falling gasoline prices have Americans talking - prices that were hovering around $3.50 per gallon...
The Highway Trust Fund: What is it Good For? A response to surface transportation devolutionists
Feb 19, 2015 | Carter Templeton
BY MARLA WESTERVELT Policy Analyst Falling gasoline prices have Americans talking - prices that were hovering around $3.50 per…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,...
