Reagan Devolution: The Real Story of the 1982 Gas Tax Increase
Remembered as a triumph of bipartisanship, the reality of the 1982 gas tax increase was a bit messier.
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Reagan Devolution: The Real Story of the 1982 Gas Tax Increase (Additional Documentation)
506-page PDF compilation of supporting documents for the Reagan Devolution paper, taken largely from the Reagan Presidential Library, showing the behind-the-scenes decision making that led to the 1982 gas tax increase. This item is more…
Reagan Devolution: The Real Story of the 1982 Gas Tax Increase (Presentation, May 27, 2015)
On May 27, 2015, the Eno Center for Transportation released a groundbreaking report on the 1982 Gas Tax Increase (Passed by then President Ronald Reagan). Eno’s Senior Fellow, Jeff Davis, gave the following presentation on…
The Life and Death of the Highway Trust Fund
An evaluation of the forces behind the U.S. Highway Trust Fund (HTF), including an examination of peer countries and their lessons on providing long-term sustainable funding.
Getting to the Route of It: The Role of Governance in Regional Transit
Getting to the Route of It: The Role of Governance in Regional Transit looks at the issues of regional transit governance in New York and across the nation.
APPENDIX–Getting to the Route of It: The Role of Governance in Regional Transit
To learn more about how governance affects transit performance outcomes, the Eno Center for Transportation (Eno) partnered with TransitCenter to travel to six complex, urbanized areas to study their transit systems and the structures that…
Maximizing the Value of Investments Using Life Cycle Cost Analysis
State and federal funding for transportation projects is stagnant, yet Maximizing the Value of Investment Using Life Cycle Cost Analysis finds that currently most of the limited transportation funding dollars is invested without considering long-term…
Partnership Financing: Improving Transportation Infrastructure Through Public Private Partnerships
Eno created its Public Private Partnership (P3) working group in 2012 to provide a better understanding of limited availability and the use of P3s as a potential project delivery method. In this report, the group…
NextGen: Aligning Costs, Benefits and Political Leadership
The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) represents a series of incremental policies, procedures, and technological changes to modernize the air traffic control (ATC) system into a more efficient, state-of-the-art satellite-based system.
1965 White House Transportation Task Force Papers
Fifty years ago today, Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation Alan Boyd sent a letter to President Johnson’s domestic policy advisor, Joseph Califano, transmitting the first round of working papers prepared by the interagency Task…
Highway Trust Fund (HTF) Reference Page
The Highway Trust Fund Reference Page is intended to serve as a one-stop reference for information about the Highway Trust Fund and its ongoing financial crisis.
1965 White House Highway Beautification Strategy Memos (July 30 – August 18)
August 1965 White House legislative strategy memos relating to highway beautification legislation.