Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Eno Center for Transportation
Lillian BorroneWhen Congress passed MAP-21 last summer, the
legislation offered a much-needed commitment to transportation
infrastructure funding for the next two years. But it also left
us with obstacles, among them a lack of progress on long-term
funding solutions. Fortunately, there may be opportunities to
address this issue now as Congress and the nation debate how to
allocate constrained federal resources and determine how to use
them to leverage state and local funds and attract private
investment.  We have all made and heard the arguments about
declining infrastructure investment particularly in our
metropolitan communities where there is both population growth
and increased mobility demand. Elected leaders and
transportation professionals express chagrin and are often
puzzled by the seeming lack of broad public appreciation for our
acceptance of these arguments, especially, when we can cite
specific needs and their value to our businesses an