Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Investigations and OversightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Construction of a New Federally Financed Rail System in Miami, Fla
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Investigations and OversightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Dade County Metro Rail Transit
Author: Joint Development
Author: Miami North Corridor Project
Author: The Lost Subways of North America
Author: Jake BermanPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226829804
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A visual exploration of the transit histories of twenty-three US and Canadian cities. Every driver in North America shares one miserable, soul-sucking universal experience—being stuck in traffic. But things weren’t always like this. Why is it that the mass transit systems of most cities in the United States and Canada are now utterly inadequate? The Lost Subways of North America offers a new way to consider this eternal question, with a strikingly visual—and fun—journey through past, present, and unbuilt urban transit. Using meticulous archival research, cartographer and artist Jake Berman has successfully plotted maps of old train networks covering twenty-three North American metropolises, ranging from New York City’s Civil War–era plan for a steam-powered subway under Fifth Avenue to the ultramodern automated Vancouver SkyTrain and the thousand-mile electric railway system of pre–World War II Los Angeles. He takes us through colorful maps of old, often forgotten streetcar lines, lost ideas for never-built transit, and modern rail systems—drawing us into the captivating transit histories of US and Canadian cities. Berman combines vintage styling with modern printing technology to create a sweeping visual history of North American public transit and urban development. With more than one hundred original maps, accompanied by essays on each city’s urban development, this book presents a fascinating look at North American rapid transit systems.
Innovation in Public Transport Finance
Author: Shishir MathurPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317116445
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
With all levels of governments currently, and for the foreseeable future, under significant fiscal stress, any new transit funding mechanism is to be welcomed. Value capture (VC) is one such mechanism, which involves the identification and capture of a public infrastructure-led increase in property value. This book reviews four major VC mechanisms: joint development projects; special assessment districts; impact fees; and tax increment financing; all of which are used to fund transit in the United States. Through the study of prominent examples of these VC mechanisms from across the US, this book evaluates their performance focusing on aspects such as equity, revenue-generating potential, stakeholder support, and the legal and policy environment. It also conducts a comparative assessment of VC mechanisms to help policy makers and practitioners to choose one, or a combination of VC mechanisms. Although the book focuses on the US, the use of the VC mechanisms and the urgent need for additional revenue to fund public transportation are world-wide concerns. Therefore, an overview of the VC mechanisms in use internationally is also provided.
New Urban Rail Transit
Author: East-West Multimodal Corridor EIS and Major Investment Study, Dade County
Author: Joint Development Report
Author: Rice CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Legal and organizational issues including the transportation corridor development corporation, with status report on joint development projects in U.S. cities.
Annual Report on New Starts
Author: United States. Federal Transit AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description