Intermodal Technical Assistance Activities for Transportation Planners

Intermodal Technical Assistance Activities for Transportation Planners
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1993
Genre: Economic development projects
ISBN:

This document identifies intermodal technical assistance activities originating within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) which should be of use to metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and State and local planners in fulfilling their responsibilities under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). The areas of intermodal technical assistance activity are: air quality analysis; citizen/industry participation; congestion management; economic analysis; environmental and social impact analysis; geographic information systems; intermodal facilities planning; intermodal freight transportation; intermodal systems -- planning and management; metropolitan and statewide planning activities; resource centers; transportation statistics; travel demand forecasting; and travel demand management.

Intermodal Transportation

Intermodal Transportation
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2007
Genre: Transportation and state
ISBN:

Policy Options for Intermodal Freight Transportation

Policy Options for Intermodal Freight Transportation
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780309064514

Recognizes the importance of freight transportation to the US and that intermodal freight transportation is a major technological and organizational trend affecting the sector's performance. Examining policy options, this report views that public investment in freight facilities is complex and they have been usually financed by the private sector.

Intermodal Freight Transportation

Intermodal Freight Transportation
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1992
Genre: Containerization
ISBN:

The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined the status and potential benefits of intermodal rail transportation, in which loaded containers or trailers are transferred intact from truck to rail and back to truck. Specifically, GAO (1) examined recent trends in intermodal rail transportation, (2) assessed the prospects for more intermodal cooperation between the rail and trucking industries, (3) identified problems that limit the effectiveness and benefits of intermodal transportation, and (4) considered whether any federal initiatives might be helpful in encouraging intermodal cooperation.

Multimodal/intermodal Transportation in the United States, Western Europe and Latin America

Multimodal/intermodal Transportation in the United States, Western Europe and Latin America
Author: Leigh B. Boske
Publisher: Lyndon B. Johnson, School of Public Affairs
Total Pages: 588
Release: 1998
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This policy research project was funded by and conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration. The research was performed during the 1997-98 academic year by 18 graduate students and a faculty project director at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin. Its purpose was to examine "best practices" in governmental multimodal/intermodal transport policies, plans, and programs. This task was accomplished by investigating supranational, national, state, and local government multimodal/intermodal activities in North America, Western Europe, and Latin America.