Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Transportation Infrastructure: Better Tools Needed for Making Decisions on Using ISTEA Funds Flexibly
Author: Transportation Infrastructure
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289019242
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed issues related to the flexible use of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) funds, focusing on the: (1) extent that states and localities use ISTEA funds to finance highway, mass transit, and nontraditional projects; (2) factors that influence the flexible use of ISTEA funds; and (3) adequacy of analytical tools for making transportation-investment decisions. GAO found that: (1) states' and localities' use of ISTEA funds to finance mass transit projects has been limited; (2) flexible use of ISTEA funds is facilitated by congestion and air quality concerns; (3) state fuel tax restrictions and infrastructure needs hinder the flexible use of ISTEA funds; (4) states will need time to adapt to changes resulting from ISTEA; (5) better tools are needed for making investment decisions; (6) common measures would enhance state and local governments' ability to make modal trade-offs; (7) improved travel demand models are needed to analyze the impacts of transportation projects on air quality; and (8) the travel model improvement program does not adhere to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) policy on coordinating program research with related efforts.
Transportation Infrastructure
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Transportation Infrastructure
Author: Allen LiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Infrastructure (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Abstracts of Reports and Testimony
Author: Indexes for Abstracts of Reports and Testimony
Author: Transportation Infrastructure
Author: Susan A. FlemingPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9780788179631
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 required states to develop and implement 6 systems for managing highway pavement, bridges, highway safety, traffic congestion, public transportation facilities and equipment, and intermodal transportation facilities and systems. In 1995, the National Highway System Designation Act made the systems optional. This report identifies: the status of the states' development and implementation of the transportation management systems; how the states expect to use the systems; and the factors that have facilitated or hindered the development and implementation of the systems.
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1996
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1252
Book Description
Taking the High Road
Author: Bruce KatzPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0815797893
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation strategies, as well as between older and newer communities. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century made substantial changes in transportation practices. These laws devolved greater responsibility for planning and implementation to urban development organizations and introduced more flexibility in the spending of federal highway and transit funds. They also created a series of special programs to carry out important national objectives, and they tightened the linkages between transportation spending and issues such as metropolitan air quality. Taking the High Road examines the most pressing transportation challenges facing American cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas. The authors focus on the central issues in the ongoing debate and deliberations about the nation's transportation policy. They go beyond the federal debate, however, to lay out an agenda for reform that responds directly to those responsible for putting these policies into practice—leaders at the state, metropolitan, and local levels. This book presents public officials with options for reform. Hoping to build upon the progress and momentum of earlier transportation laws, it ensures a better understanding of the problems and provides policymakers, journalists, and the public with a comprehensive guide to the numerous issues that must be addressed. Topics include • A wide-ranging policy framework that addresses the reauthorization debate • An examination of transportation finance and how it affects cities and suburbs • An analysis of metropolitan decisionmaking in transportation • The challenges of transportation access for working families and the elderly • The problems of increasing traffic congestion and the lack of adequate alternatives Contributors include Scot
Institutional Barriers to Intermodal Transportation Policies and Planning in Metropolitan Areas
Author: Crain & AssociatesPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 9780309057196
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This report documents and presents the results of a study of institutional barriers to intermodal transportation policies and planning. Stakeholder interviews, a literature review and a national survey of 421 transit agencies, MPOs, and state DOTs were utilized to identify 13 organizational, interjurisdictional, and resource barriers to intermodal planning. Findings of the study suggest that building community support, adequate funding, education, and leadership commitment are the primary driving forces that can improve intermodal planning practices. Structure, procedure, and leadership provide the decision-making context for intermodal planning, that is, they enable (or restrict) the regional or local decision-making process. Ten context-shaping recommendations are offered. Action planning sessions held in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Austin, Texas; and Queens, New York indicated that a number of attributes can enhance the local intermodal planning process.