Download or read book Our Nation s Transportation and Core Infrastructure written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Status of the Nation s Highway and Transit Systems written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investing in Our Nation s Transportation Infrastructure and Workers written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physical Infrastructure Challenges and Investment Options for the Nation s Infrastructure written by Patricia A. Dalton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America¿s physical infrastructure -- incl. aviation, highway, transit, rail, water, and dam infrastructure -- is critical to the nation¿s economy and affects the daily life of virtually all Americans, but is under strain. Estimates to repair, replace, or upgrade aging infrastructure as well as expand capacity to meet increased demand top hundreds of billions of dollars, at a time when the fed. government¿s fiscal outlook is worse than many may understand. This testimony discusses: (1) challenges associated with the nation¿s surface transportation, aviation, water, and dam infrastructure, and the principles to help guide efforts to address these challenges; and (2) existing and proposed options to fund investments in the nation¿s infrastructure. Illustrations.
Download or read book Our Nation s Transportation Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Highway Infrastructure and the Economy written by Howard J Shatz and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To inform debate on a new transportation bill being considered, the authors review the literature on the economic outcomes of highway infrastructure spending, which constitutes the largest share of federal spending on transportation infrastructure. They highlight the connections between highway spending and the economy and then analyze the literature to trace the effects of highway infrastructure on productivity, output, and employment.
Download or read book The Road Taken written by Henry Petroski and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned historian and engineer explores the past, present, and future of America's crumbling infrastructure. Acclaimed engineer and historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from both historical and contemporary perspectives, explaining how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health. Petroski reveals the genesis of the many parts of America's highway system--our interstate numbering system, the centerline that divides roads, and such taken-for-granted objects as guardrails, stop signs, and traffic lights--all crucial to our national and local infrastructure. A compelling work of history, The Road Taken is also an urgent clarion call aimed at American citizens, politicians, and anyone with a vested interest in our economic well-being. Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling, and Petroski reveals the complex and challenging interplay between government and industry inherent in major infrastructure improvement. The road we take in the next decade toward rebuilding our aging infrastructure will in large part determine our future national prosperity.
Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are here today at your request to discuss recent efforts by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to better oversee and control the costs of major highway and bridge projects 80 percent of which are often paid by the federal government. Given the needs to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure, it is important that major projects be managed effectively and cost efficiently. A growing demand for resources since September 11 only heightens the need to ensure their effective management.
Download or read book The Road to Renewal written by Richard R. Geddes and published by Government Institutes. This book was released on 2011-02-16 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Road to Renewal, R. Richard Geddes surveys the current state of U.S. ground transportation and finds that, like the roads themselves, transportation policy is in desperate need of repair. A shift toward increased use of public-private partnerships (PPPs)-contractual agreements that allow private participation in the design, construction, operation, and delivery of transportation facilities-could significantly improve the quality of U.S. roadways.
Download or read book Status of the Nation s Highways Bridges and Transit Conditions Performance Report to Congress Executive Summary written by Federal Highway Administration and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Executive Summary (separate entity from the comprehensive 2015 Status of Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit Conditions & Performance Report to Congress) showcases the highlights of the companion, comprehensive volume. This executive summary contains highlights to the public roadways/highways and Bridges that are part of America's transportation infrastructure. This volume includes an executive summary or synopsis for each chapter included in the comprehensive companion volume. It also contains a significantly reduced number of charts, graphs, and tables with specific data compared to the number available within larger full report. Transportation decision-makers at the municipal, state, and federal level, along with construction and civil engineering executives, and personnel that may be most interested in an overview about America's transportation infrastructure may be interested in this profile resource. Related products: Sign up to a print subscription for Public Roads bimonthly print magazine here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/750-005-00000-4?ctid= Smartphone Applications to Influence Travel Choices: Practices and Policies is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/050-001-00349-0 Bridges & Tunnels resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/science-technology/engineering/bridges-tunnels Comprehensive companion volume -Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit Conditions & Performance Report to Congress, Full Report 2015 can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/search/apachesolr_search/050-001-00351-1
Download or read book Surface Transportation written by Keith A. Libermann and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an overview of the federal role in surface transportation and the goals and structures of federal programs. Since federal financing for the interstate system was established in 1956, the federal role in surface transportation has expanded to include broader goals, more programs, and a variety of program structures. The nation has reached a critical juncture with its current surface transportation policies and programs. Demand has outpaced the capacity of the system, resulting in increased congestion. In addition, without significant changes in funding levels or planned spending, the Highway Trust Fund -- the major source of federal highway and transit funding - is projected to incur significant deficits in the years ahead. Exacerbating concerns about the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund is the federal government's bleak fiscal condition and outlook. As a result, other federal revenue sources may not be available to help solve the nation's current transportation challenges. Given the scope of needed transformation, it may be necessary to shift policies and programs incrementally or on a pilot basis to gain practical lessons for a coherent, sustainable, and effective national program and financing structure to best serve the nation for the 21st century.
Download or read book Highway Infrastructure written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nation's highwaytransportation system is vast andopen-vehicles and their operatorscan move freely and with almost norestrictions. Securing the U.S.highway infrastructure system is aresponsibility shared by federal,state and local government, and theprivate sector. Within theDepartment of Homeland Security(DHS), the Transportation SecurityAdministration (TSA) has primaryresponsibility for ensuring thesecurity of the sector. GAO wasasked to assess the progress DHShas made in securing the nation'shighway infrastructure. This reportaddresses the extent to whichfederal entities have conducted andcoordinated risk assessments; DHShas developed a risk-basedstrategy; and stakeholders, such asstate and local transportationentities, have taken voluntaryactions to secure highwayinfrastructure - and the degree towhich DHS has monitored suchactions. To conduct this work,GAO reviewed risk assessmentresults and TSA's documentedsecurity strategy, and conductedinterviews with highwaystakeholders.
Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure written by U S Government Accountability Office (G and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
Download or read book National Transportation Strategic Planning Study written by United States. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provided is an overview of the Nation's transportation system which identifies future investments required to maintain and develop its infrastructure. The contents of this study were used in support of the National Transportation Policy Statement, issued by the Department of Transportation during March 1990. It is organized around a framework in which transportation is viewed as an integral part of our socioeconomic system. The future development of transportation will be influenced by the same factors affecting the rest of the system, namely, demographic changes, the future course of the economy, the energy supply, and preservation of the environment.
Download or read book Transportation Infrastructure written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transportation Infrastructure: Preserving the Nation's Investment in the Interstate Highway System
Download or read book The Changing Landscape of Transportation Infrastructure written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Changing Landscape of Transportation Infrastructure is an authoritative, insiders perspective on the strategic thinking behind redeveloping our nations transportation system. Featuring state and federal directors of transportation from across the country, this book provides a broad yet comprehensive overview of the challenges unique to creating and maintaining our roads, bridges, and waterways. These leaders articulate the finer points of developing quality structural standards and ensuring safe travel throughout the country, from establishing funding programs for improvements and prioritizing projects to scheduling regular inspections and keeping the public informed of changing conditions. Additionally, the authors discuss the varying transportation needs of urban versus rural areas as well as the challenges of regaining public trust despite negative media attention. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great minds in government today, as these experts explore the network of organizations that literally keep our nation on the move.
