The Road to Renewal
The Road to Renewal

Author: R. Richard Geddes

Publisher: Government Institutes

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 0844743461

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"In The Road to Renewal: Private Investment in U.S. Transportation Infrastructure, R. Richard Geddes surveys the current state of the American transportation system and finds that, like the roads themselves, the existing policy approach is in desperate need of repair. Drawing on the basic economic principles behind supply, demand, competition, and incentives, Geddes argues that a shift toward increased use of public-private partnerships (PPPs)--contractual agreements between public agencies and private parties that allow private participation in the design, construction, operation, and delivery of transportation facilities--could significantly improve the quality of America's transportation infrastructure. By learning to see themselves as customers and investors--rather than mere users--of roads and highways, Americans should expect to receive a reasonable return on their investment: thorough, effective maintenance of America's transportation infrastructure. The Road to Renewal shows how incorporating increased private participation can halt the deterioration of America's transportation system and become the foundation for a safer, more efficient transportation future."--P. [4] of cover.

Last Exit
Last Exit

Author: Clifford Winston

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0815704739

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"Proposes experiments in deregulating and privatizing the country's transportation systems to rid them of inefficiencies and significantly improve their performance in moving goods and people around the United States; the book covers roads, airports and airport traffic control, mass transit, intercity buses and railway networks"--Provided by publisher.

Summary of Travel Trends
Summary of Travel Trends

Author: Patricia S. Hu

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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The U.S. Dept. of Transport. (DoT) Strategic Plan for FY 1997-2002 identifies 5 performance goals: safety, mobility, econ. growth & trade, human & natural environ., & nat. security. DoT conducts the NPTS to obtain info. on personal travel of U.S. households with respect to why, how, when, where from, where to, how frequently, how long, & with whom. The NPTS also provides info. by subgroups of the pop., e.g., by age, gender, race, zero-vehicle households, which allows important policy analyses of how transport. serves these groups. This report provides the results of the 1995 NPTS of travel by the civilian, non-institutionalized pop. age 5 & older.

Recovery Act: States' Use of Highway and Transit Funds and Efforts to Meet the Act's Requirements
Recovery Act: States' Use of Highway and Transit Funds and Efforts to Meet the Act's Requirements

Author: Katherine A. Siggerud

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-05

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 143792767X

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) included more than $48 billion for the Department of Transportation's (DoT) investment in transportation infrastructure, including highways, rail, and transit. This testimony addresses: (1) the uses of Recovery Act highway funding, including the types of projects states have funded and efforts by DoT and the states to meet the requirements of the act; and (2) the uses of Recovery Act transit funding and how recipients of Recovery Act funds are reporting information on the number of jobs created and retained under section 1512. Charts and tables.

Transportation and Public Health
Transportation and Public Health

Author: M. D. Meyer

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2019-06-15

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0128167742

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Transportation and Public Health: An Integrated Approach to Policy, Planning, and Implementation helps current and future transportation professionals integrate public health considerations into their transportation planning, thus supporting sustainability and promoting societal health and well-being. The book defines key issues, describes potential solutions, and provides detailed examples of how solutions have been implemented worldwide. In addition, it demonstrates how to identify gaps in existing policy frameworks. Addressing a critical and emerging urgent need in transportation and public health research, the book creates a coherent, inclusive and interdisciplinary framework for understanding. By integrating principles from transportation planning and engineering, health management, economics, social and organizational psychology, the book deepens understanding of these multiple perspectives and tensions inherent in integrating public health and transportation planning and policy implementation.