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This proceedings present current trends in the transport growth. It presents transport solutions both at a micro-level, such as that of a single city or a single company, as well as at a macro-level of a whole transportation system. The transport decisions made by an individual in regards to the transport mode and route, add up to the structure and efficiency of the whole system. Transport systems cannot grow extensively anymore, due to lack of space or the amount of additional costs, so the authors presents new solutions, ones which are innovative and sustainable, while also increasing the efficiency of transport operations. These solutions are analyzed for performance at a scale of individual cities or companies, as well as whole transport systems. The researchers, who are often also practitioners in the field of transport, provide not only the theoretical background for the transport analysis but also empirical data and practical experience.
This book focuses on the role of government in organizing the nation's transportation industries. As the authors show, over the course of the twentieth century transportation in the United States was as much a product of hard-fought politics, lobbying, and litigation as it was a naturally evolving system of engineering and available technology.
A 21st century transportation system : reducing gridlock, tackling climate change, and growing Connecticut's economy : field hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session ... April 16, 2009.
A 21st century transportation system: reducing gridlock, tackling climate change, and growing Connecticut's economy: field hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session ... April 16, 2009.
America's future depends on a vibrant highway system capable of supporting industry and the travel needs of its citizens. The country's highway system can trace its roots to the movements of major armies in colonial times, such as British General Braddock using George Washington's assistance in a disastrous attack of French forces defending Ft. Duquesne. These early roads developed into the engineering marvels of today's modern highway system. But this system is in serious trouble. Inadequate funding and poor management are responsible for its gradual deterioration, and along with it, the U.S. economy. A broad range of solutions can solve this problem, some of which involve transforming public transportation agencies into privately operated utilities. Many of these exciting solutions also offer the potential to solve America's funding problems. This book is must-reading for anyone concerned with America's future, as it shows us The Road Ahead... About the Author: Philip Tarnoff received an electrical engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master's degree from New York University. He is retired from his most recent full-time job as director of a research center at the University of Maryland. Tarnoff was the president of a major transportation systems integrator and is currently working part-time as a consultant. He is also chairman of the board of a start-up company that produces devices for measuring traffic flow. He lives in Rockville, Maryland http: //SBPRA.com/PhilipTarnoff
The contents are presented in five sections, followed by an Authorization Table indicating the amounts, in millions of dollars, allocated to the different programs. The first section, Investing in Our Future, discusses funding level, highway funding equity, the Highway Trust Fund, and other revenue provisions. The next section, Improving Safety, discusses funding for driver and vehicle safety programs, infrastructure safety, motor carrier safety, recreational boating safety, and one-call notification (to reduce unintentional damage to underground facilities). The third section, Rebuilding America's Infrastructure, discusses TEA-21 provisions for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, highway construction programs, transit programs, rail programs, and special programs such as Welfare to Work, the Appalachian Development Highway System, Ferry Boats, National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation, and the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge. The fourth section, Protecting Our Environment, discusses TEA-21 provisions for congestion mitigation and air quality improvement, transportation enhancements, bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways, the recreational trails program, the National Scenic Byways Program, the Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot, planning, streamlining, and ozone and particulate matter standards. The final section, Advancing Research and Technology, addresses TEA-21 provisions for research and technology and Intelligent Transportation Systems.