National transportation system : options and analytical tools to strengthen DOT’s approach to supporting communities’ access to the system.

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• Alternative Title:
  National transportation system : options and analytical tools to strengthen Department of Transportation's approach to supporting communities' access to the system ; Options and analytical tools to strengthen DOT's approach to supporting communities' access to the system
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Government Funding Local Service Airlines Local Service Airlines--Government Policy--United States Local Service Airlines--Subsidies--United States Subsidies
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO-09-753
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Abstract:
  Since 1978, the Essential Air
  
  Service (EAS) program has
  
  subsidized air service to eligible
  
  communities that would otherwise
  
  not have scheduled service. The
  
  cost of this program has risen as
  
  the number of communities being
  
  served and subsidies to air carriers
  
  have increased. At the same time,
  
  the number of carriers providing
  
  EAS service has declined. Given
  
  continuing concerns over the EAS
  
  program’s long-term prospects,
  
  GAO was asked to review the
  
  program.
  
  GAO reviewed (1) the
  
  characteristics and current status
  
  of the EAS program, (2) factors
  
  affecting the program’s ability to
  
  provide air service, (3) options for
  
  revising the program, and (4) tools
  
  for assessing the program, the
  
  options for its revision, and the
  
  program’s performance. GAO
  
  interviewed stakeholders and
  
  reviewed the results of an expert
  
  panel convened by GAO,
  
  Department of Transportation
  
  (DOT) data and program
  
  documentation, and potential
  
  methodologies for assessing
  
  federal programs.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4ff46cfc9550d6a0eb7eb01b903f79a8c2d2bba478fb929067aa69f7d7ae9334
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17399/dot_17399_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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