Revitalizing transportation decision making and investment / Sofia A. Virtanen, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Virtanen, Sofia A., editor.

Series:

Transportation issues, policies and R&D series.

Transportation Issues, Policies and R&D

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traffic flow--United States.

Traffic flow.

Roads--United States.

Roads.

Traffic engineering--United States.

Traffic engineering.

Roads--Design and construction--Environmental aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010.

Summary:

Americans have long enjoyed the benefits of what is without a doubt the world's safest, most efficient, effective, and extensive transportation network ever constructed. This book presents and discusses the reasons why a better plan must be introduced in order to better transmit services and create a stronger economy.

Contents:

REVITALIZING TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING AND INVESTMENT ; REVITALIZING TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING AND INVESTMENT ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS - CHALLENGES FACING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONGRESS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY ; WHAT GAO FOUND ; BACKGROUND; AIDING ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RECOVERY FUNDS' USE ; ADDRESSING FUNDING, SAFETY, MOBILITY, AND MODERNIZATION CHALLENGES IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND AVIATION REAUTHORIZATION EFFORTS ; Funding the Nation's Transportation System ; Improving Transportation Safety

Improving Transportation Mobility Modernizing the Air Traffic Control System and Ensuring a Safe and Efficient Transformation to the Next Generation Air Transportation System ; RELATED GAO PRODUCTS ; End Notes ; Chapter 2 NATIONAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE CONGESTION ON AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION NETWORK ; CONGESTION DRAINS THE ECONOMY ; CONGESTION HURTS FAMILIES ; CONGESTION THREATENS BUSINESSES ; ALARMING TRENDS ; Highway Congestion on the Rise ; CONGESTION SPREADING TO SUBURBAN AND RURAL AMERICA; PUBLIC FRUSTRATION GROWING ; CAUSES OF CONGESTION ; Congestion is Not a Fact of Life

THE SIX-POINT PLAN Relieve Urban Congestion ; Unleash Private Sector Investment Resources ; Promote Operational and Technological Improvements ; Establish a "Corridors of the Future" Competition ; Target Major Freight Bottlenecks and Expand Freight Policy Outreach ; Accelerate Major Aviation Capacity Projects and Provide a Future Funding Framework ; CONCLUSION ; Chapter 3 REFOCUS, REFORM, RENEW: A NEW TRANSPORTATION APPROACH FOR AMERICA ; CENTRAL THEMES IN THE REFORM PROPOSAL ; 1. A Clearer and More Focused Federal Role ; 2. A Data- and Technology-driven Approach to Safety

3. Increased State and Municipal flexibility 4. More Rational (and Accountable) Investment Decisions ; 5. Encouragement of More Efficient Pricing and Leveraging of Federal Resources; 6. More Efficient and Effective Environmental Stewardship ; RATIO FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVERALL FUNDING ; THE CASE FOR A NEW SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC MODEL; Setting the Context ; Current Problems with the Federal Surface Transportation Program ; 1. Loss of a Sense of Direction or Purpose ; 2. A Dramatic Decline in Transportation System Performance ; 3. Wasteful Spending and Poor Investment Decisions

4. Moving Beyond the Fuel Tax 5. Highway Trust Fund Shortfall ; Solving the Problem ; 1. A More Focused Federal Role ; 2. A Continued Emphasis on Safety ; 3. Direct Pricing of Roads ; 4. Institute Benefit Cost Analysis and Focus on Informed Decision-Making on a System and Program Level ; 5. Supporting Modal Shift of Long-Distance Freight ; PROPOSALS FOR NEW PROGRAMS ; Federal Interest Highway ("FIH") Program ; Rationale for Proposal ; Description of Proposal ; METRO MOBILITY ("MM") PROGRAM ; Rationale for Proposal ; Description of Proposal ; MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT ("ME") PROGRAM

Rationale for Proposal

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-228-6