Download or read book Strategic and Implementation Issues in Texas Public private Transportation Projects written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enhancing Intermodal Service Through Public private Partnerships in Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasing levels of truck traffic on the State's highway system are creating an array of issues for the Texas Department of Transportation ranging from highway safety, congestion, and air quality, to the need for accelerated maintenance and capacity expansion. With trade in Texas projected to continue to increase, the pressure to explore alternatives to highway-borne freight is building. At the same time, railroads are facing challenges of their own. As a capital- and labor-intensive industry, railroads are struggling to earn the cost of capital to maintain and operate their extensive networks. As a mode that excels at long-haul intercity freight, but loses to trucking in shorter-haul movements, railroads are in need of services and capital to help gain back lost market share and compete in short-haul markets. The opportunity for establishing a win-win scenario is apparent: by improving the efficiency of intermodal rail service through targeted public-private partnerships, rail transportation may capture a larger market share of intercity freight in Texas and allow important public benefits to accrue - thereby justifying the investment. This report provides an important step in synchronizing public and private transportation planning and financing processes that mostly operate in isolation from one another to the growing disadvantage of each. A truly exciting finding is that both the public sector and the railroads are increasingly receptive to the idea of collaboration and are searching for mutually beneficial solutions to transportation problems.
Download or read book Development of a Strategic Plan for Commercial Vehicle Operations in Texas written by Dan R. Middleton and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report concludes a one-year. project conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to develop a statewide strategic plan for commercial vehicle operations (CVO). The report is divided into seven chapters which address the tasks that were defined at the outset of the project. The first chapter provides background information regarding the need for the strategic plan and its foundation. The second chapter presents the summary of a comprehensive literature review concerning strategic planning for CVO and other related topics. Chapter 3 describes the trucking activity in Texas in terms of fleet characteristics, the distribution of trucking activity, and commodity movements. Chapter 4 provides an overview of truck size and weight (TS&W) regulations and safety regulations, as well as current enforcement practices in the state. The next chapter presents an overview of current practices by government agencies and by motor carriers regarding administrative procedures in the state. Chapter 6 describes current advances in information and transportation technology. The proposed strategic plan for Texas is presented in Chapter 7. This plan includes the mission statement, long- and short-term goals and objectives, and the specific milestones, responsibilities, and funding opportunities for Texas.
Download or read book Effective Approaches to Meeting Rural Intercity Bus Transportation Needs written by KFH Group and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2002 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents results of research conducted under Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Project B-21, "Effective Approaches to Meeting Rural Intercity Bus Transportation Needs." The project identified strategies for initiating, preserving, and enhancing effective rural intercity bus transportation. To identify recent projects and to identify barriers or issues affecting implementation, the research effort included surveys of state rural transit program managers, state rail program managers, and intercity bus carriers. The report includes three parts. Part I contains a review of recent developments affecting the intercity bus industry, an overview of potential funding sources, and a review of barriers to implementation of rural intercity projects. Part II provides strategies for rural intercity service improvements, including methods of identifying intercity carriers and services, planning, program development, operating assistance, capital assistance, marketing assistance, and combining approaches. Each strategy is described, and implementation examples are presented. Part III presents 50 project descriptions based on additional survey interviews with project contacts.
Download or read book Urban Transportation Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Highway Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings written by A. K. Gupta and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Texas Transportation Issues 1977 78 written by Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Texas Transportation Issues 1977 Policy Research Project and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Capital Area Rapid Transit Project Implementation Phase written by Texas Association for Public Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Center for Transportation Research Bureau of Engineering Research the University of Texas at Austin written by University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guidelines and Processes for Systems and Project Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Sector Decision Making for Public private Partnerships written by Jeffrey N. Buxbaum and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2009 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 391: Public Sector Decision Making for Public-Private Partnerships examines information designed to evaluate the benefits and risks associated with allowing the private sector to have a greater role in financing and developing highway infrastructure"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Summary of Major Construction Projects by the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation in Austin and Travis County written by Austin (Tex.). Urban Transportation Department and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Politics of Public public Partnerships written by Ghassan A. Khankarli and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation outlines the challenges and issues associated with the delivery of State Highway (SH 121) in the State of Texas, U. S. A. This project embodies the interrelationships that exist among market conditions, political environment, partnership characteristics, managerial and financial structures to produce a Public-Public Partnership (PPuP). This case study uses a narrative approach to examine the impact of politics on the conditions that led to the transformation of the delivery of SH 121 from a Public-Private Partnership (P3) to a PPuP arrangement. After examining the theory of production and provision of services, and network theory, the researcher reviews the history of the legislative actions at the federal and state levels that provide the framework for the use of P3 in the delivery of SH 121. The findings from the research interviews imply that the public's limited familiarity with the various types of partnership arrangements, their resistance to the idea of toll roads, local politics, the lack of viable funding resources, and other local issues play a significant role in the type and characteristics of partnership arrangements that can be used to deliver capital intensive transportation projects.
Download or read book Strategic Plan written by Texas. State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Texas Transportation Issues 1977 78 written by Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Texas Transportation Issues 1977 Policy Research Project and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
