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Two government budget practices that can have significant implications for lower levels of government are block grants and unfunded mandates.

Federal and state governments have tried to change budget rules to control government spending. Budget rules have also been used to impose fiscal discipline.

At the federal level, there are two categories of budgetary expenditures: entitlement and discretionary spending.

One indicator of smart fiscal practices is maintaining balance between spending and revenues. Occasionally deficits may be necessary.

Under the U.S. Constitution, people are entitled to compensation when a government takes their property. This is known as a taking.

Policymakers can take action to stimulate the economy.

Transportation planning is the collaborative process of determining how to move people and goods.

People age 50 and older make 85 percent of their local trips by private vehicle. The vast majority of them hold a driver’s license.

Older adults are more likely than younger people to die in crashes of the same severity because of their increased frailty.

Today’s cars are incorporating increasing levels of automation to enable a car’s computer—rather than the human driver—to accomplish key driving tasks.