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 Accounting Office (GAO)Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781719153102
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Transportation Infrastructure: Better Tools Needed for Making Decisions on Using ISTEA Funds Flexibly
Transportation Infrastructure
Author: United States. General Accounting OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Transportation Infrastructure
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (GPublisher: BiblioGov
ISBN: 9781289047634
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
GAO discussed the development of integrated transportation systems, focusing on: (1) funding flexibility provisions; (2) the factors that influence the flexible use of funds; (3) the effectiveness of transportation control measures (TCM) in attaining air quality goals; and (4) the adequacy of analytical tools for comparing transportation alternatives and measuring the impact of transportation projects. GAO noted that: (1) states and localities have made limited use of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act's (ISTEA) flexible funding provisions and have focused on congestion mitigation and air quality improvement; (2) the factors that influence the flexible use of ISTEA funds include congestion and air quality concerns, state restrictions on the use of fuel taxes, highway and mass transit infrastructure needs, and slow adaptation to program changes; (3) there is not adequate information available to make reliable projections of the impact of TCM and other transportation measures on air quality; (4) market-based TCM, although more effective than traditional TCM, are more costly and will generate more public resistance; (5) improved data and analytical tools are needed to make overall transportation investment decisions; (6) common measures for comparing transportation alternatives are not available; and (7) state and metropolitan planning organizations' transportation investment decisions are complex and involve the public's increasing reliance on automobiles to meet transportation needs, divergent interests, and acceptance of transportation alternatives.
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