Transportation Finance for the 21st Century

Transportation Finance for the 21st Century
Author:
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780309062145

The conference was organized as a national forum to provide information on new approaches to financing all modes of transportation, to share success stories, and to stimulate discussion on the merits and drawbacks of new techniques, which are known collectively as innovative finance. Innovative finance in transportation is a diversified set of public- and private-sector actions that move beyond the traditional federal-aid and state-aid funding processes. Nearly 500 federal, state, and local government officials and private-sector representatives attended the conference. Conference participants grappled with the growing inadequacy of traditional funding sources and how to find new means to finance the continued maintenance and improvement of the nation's transportation infrastructure.

Mobility First

Mobility First
Author: Sam Staley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2009
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Mobility First considers domestic transportation through the intersection of four crucial and timely elements: global, economic, and cultural competitiveness; urban development and trends; demographics; and transportation engineering and design. The book proposes solutions that will mitigate the troubling consequences of congestion, spiraling road costs, bad roads, and political inertia.

Transport Development Challenges in the 21st Century

Transport Development Challenges in the 21st Century
Author: Michal Suchanek
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2022-04-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9783030500122

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.

Transportation Finance

Transportation Finance
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2005
Genre: Federal aid to transportation
ISBN: 0309094992

Financing Surface Transportation in the United States

Financing Surface Transportation in the United States
Author: Benjamin Gerry Perez
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2012
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0309223075

"TRB's Conference Proceedings 48: Financing Surface Transportation in the United States: Forging a Sustainable Future--Now summarizes a May, 2010 conference that focused on developments in innovative funding techniques and options for securing continued revenue to support national infrastructure and mobility needs. Views presented in Conference Proceedings 48 reflect the opinions of the individual participants and are not necessarily the views of all conference participants, the planning committee, TRB, or the National Research Council."--Publisher's description.

Transit in the 21st Century

Transit in the 21st Century
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2003
Genre: Federal aid to transportation
ISBN:

Innovation in Public Transport Finance

Innovation in Public Transport Finance
Author: Shishir Mathur
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2016-05-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317116445

With all levels of governments currently, and for the foreseeable future, under significant fiscal stress, any new transit funding mechanism is to be welcomed. Value capture (VC) is one such mechanism, which involves the identification and capture of a public infrastructure-led increase in property value. This book reviews four major VC mechanisms: joint development projects; special assessment districts; impact fees; and tax increment financing; all of which are used to fund transit in the United States. Through the study of prominent examples of these VC mechanisms from across the US, this book evaluates their performance focusing on aspects such as equity, revenue-generating potential, stakeholder support, and the legal and policy environment. It also conducts a comparative assessment of VC mechanisms to help policy makers and practitioners to choose one, or a combination of VC mechanisms. Although the book focuses on the US, the use of the VC mechanisms and the urgent need for additional revenue to fund public transportation are world-wide concerns. Therefore, an overview of the VC mechanisms in use internationally is also provided.

Engineering Economics and Finance for Transportation Infrastructure

Engineering Economics and Finance for Transportation Infrastructure
Author: Elena S. Prassas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 364238580X

This textbook provides a fundamental overview of the application of engineering economic principles to transportation infrastructure investments. Basic theory is presented and illustrated with examples specific to the transportation field. It also reviews the history of transportation finance, as well as current methods for funding transportation investments in the U.S. Future problems and potential solutions are also discussed and illustrated.