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

Subcommittee Looks at Rail Needs for IIJA Reauthorization

January 24, 2025 - The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held its first hearing of the new Congress yesterday to look at the needs of the railroad industry in the forthcoming surface...

Trump Issues Flurry of Day One Orders and Repeals

January 24, 2025 - President Trump took office in his second term and let loos a dizzying array of Executive Orders and other directives aimed at undoing as much of the Biden Administration's work as...

Research

Yahoo News|November 6, 2024

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

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

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

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...