Engineering Economics and Finance for Transportation Infrastructure
Engineering Economics and Finance for Transportation Infrastructure

Author: Elena S. Prassas

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-13

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 364238580X

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This textbook provides a fundamental overview of the application of engineering economic principles to transportation infrastructure investments. Basic theory is presented and illustrated with examples specific to the transportation field. It also reviews the history of transportation finance, as well as current methods for funding transportation investments in the U.S. Future problems and potential solutions are also discussed and illustrated.

Report on Long-term Financing Needs for Surface Transportation
Report on Long-term Financing Needs for Surface Transportation

Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Standing Committee on Finance and Administration

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13:

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This report lays out the long term funding strategies and corresponding steps that our nation must take in order to sustain and improve upon our world-class transportation system for the next fifty years.

Transportation Finance for the 21st Century
Transportation Finance for the 21st Century

Author:

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780309062145

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The conference was organized as a national forum to provide information on new approaches to financing all modes of transportation, to share success stories, and to stimulate discussion on the merits and drawbacks of new techniques, which are known collectively as innovative finance. Innovative finance in transportation is a diversified set of public- and private-sector actions that move beyond the traditional federal-aid and state-aid funding processes. Nearly 500 federal, state, and local government officials and private-sector representatives attended the conference. Conference participants grappled with the growing inadequacy of traditional funding sources and how to find new means to finance the continued maintenance and improvement of the nation's transportation infrastructure.

Equity of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms
Equity of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms

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Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2011-11-11

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 0309167604

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"As traditional sources of funding for the nation's surface transportation system fail to keep pace with demand, proposals for new sources have proliferated. New funding strategies, such as pricing the use of new and existing roads, and new institutional arrangements, such as public-private partnerships, have emerged over the past few years. As with all transportation policies, these strategies raise questions about equity. To address these concerns, the Transportation Research Board convened an expert committee to provide guidance to public officials about assessing the equity of evolving transportation finance mechanisms. The committee's findings are presented in this report. They are organized under the following chapter headings: (1) Equity and Transportation Finance; (2) How Transportation is Funded and Who Pays; (3) Equity Through Different Lenses; (4) Transportation Finance Equity: Evidence and Experience; (5) Equity and Decision Making: Experience with Road Pricing; and (6) Findings and Recommendations."--pub. desc.