Jeff Davis is a Senior Fellow with the Eno Center for Transportation and is also the Editor of the Eno Transportation Weekly.

Jeff came to Washington in 1988 to attend The American University and soon began working on Capitol Hill for the ranking minority member of the House Rules Committee. For six years he worked on a wide variety of legislative, budget process oversight and parliamentary procedure issues.

In January 1996 Jeff joined a transportation consulting firm and worked extensively on the FAA, Amtrak and surface transportation reauthorization laws in 1996-1998 as well as various appropriations bills.  He founded his own research and consulting business in June 1998 and published Transportation Weekly, a news service covering federal transportation and public works, from 1999-2014.

He joined the Eno Center in January 2015. His work focuses on analysis of the federal transportation budget and the long-term trends in transportation funding and policy.

Follow him on Twitter at @JDwithTW

Eno Transportation Weekly Articles

Highway Trust Fund Ran $26.7 Billion User-Pay Deficit in FY 2024

November 1, 2024 - The federal Highway Trust Fund spent $26.7 billion more in the just-completed fiscal year 2024 than it received in net highway user tax payments, meaning that 38.5 cents out of every...

Republicans Favored for Senate, House Control Is a Toss-Up

November 1, 2024 - Next Tuesday is Election Day. In addition to what is by all measures a very close Presidential contest, control of both chambers of Congress could conceivably switch hands in the next...

Research

Yahoo News|November 6, 2024|Emissions, Eno Announcements, Freight, Infrastructure, Land use, Maritime, People & The Environment, Ports, Resilience

Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Nation’s Inland Waterways

The Europeans settled the United States via waterborne transportation. Settlements, and then cities, first arose where there were natural seaports. They later developed along rivers as far upstream as the boats of the time could...

Yahoo News|July 24, 2023|Electric Vehicles, Federal Governance, Governance reform, Highways & Streets

Driving Change: Advice For The National VMT-Fee Pilot

The US faces funding challenges for transportation infrastructure due to changing vehicle technology. To address this, a national pilot program for a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee is being established. Recommendations include simplicity, scalability, and...

Media Mentions & Commentary

Fox 59|July 31, 2024|Budget, Electric Vehicles, Federal Budget

Senators Split on Electric Vehicle Viability

“Congress should carefully consider whether and how to replace the fossil fuel-based highway user taxes that currently support highway and mass transit spending with some other revenue source,” he said.

Commonwealth Club World Affairs|May 23, 2024|Budget, Electric Vehicles, Federal Budget

Beyond the Pump: Rethinking Transportation Funding Without the Fuel Tax

While the climate benefits from booming electric vehicle sales, the nation’s transportation system faces an unfortunate predicament: less gasoline and diesel purchased means dwindling fuel tax revenue. Fuel tax revenue provides a core funding source...