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Multimodal Transportation Planning in Virginia: Past Practices and New Opportunities
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1994-09-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:667601
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OCLC Number:31283169
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NTL Classification:NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY
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Abstract:The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) provided the nation with a means of maintaining its existing infrastructure while laying the foundation for a national intermodal transportation system. ISTEA was passed to ensure that the United States would have an economically efficient, environmentally sound intermodal transportation system. This system will allow the nation to be competitive in a global economy while ensuring the energy-efficient movement of both people and goods. ISTEA established the National Highway System (NHS), consisting of 155,000 miles (249,448 kin)of major roadways throughout the United States. The NHS roadways are a compilation of existing roadways, not newly constructed roadways, currently designated as interstate, urban and rural principal arterials, and highways. Although the NHS is composed solely of highways, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Frederico Pefia, has stated that the U.S. DOT or Congress will undertake the establishment of a National Transportation System (NTS). The NHS will provide the backbone for the proposed NTS.
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