Forecasting transportation revenue sources : survey of state practices / consultants, Martin Wachs and Benton Heimsath, Univerity of California at Los Angeles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wachs, Martin, author.

Heimsath, Benton, author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, issuing body.

National Cooperative Highway Research Program, sponsoring body.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, sponsoring body.

United States. Federal Highway Administration., sponsoring body.

Series:

Synthesis of highway practice ; 479.

Synthesis of highway practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roads--United States--States--Finance--Forecasting.

Roads.

Tax revenue estimating--United States--States.

Tax revenue estimating.

Physical Description:

41 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2015.

Summary:

"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 479: Forecasting Transportation Revenue Sources: Survey of State Practices documents current and proposed forecasting methodologies, as well as shortcomings of methods as reported by state departments of transportation (DOTs). The report also includes information about the types of revenue being forecasted, and how satisfied DOTs have been by the accuracy of their projections." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Summary

Introduction

Background fiscal crises and challenges to transportation revenue forecasting

Federal and state revenue forecasting practices

Institutional arrangements for state revenue forecasting

Conclusions and suggestions for future research

References

Appendix A. Survey questionnaire

Appendix B. Summary of selected state practices

Notes:

At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

"A synthesis of highway practice."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28).

ISBN:

9780309271882

0309271886

OCLC:

911185037