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Transportation for a competitive America

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  • Corporate Creators:
    AASHTO-AGC-ARTBA Joint Cooperation Committee
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  • Resource Type:
    Research Paper
  • Corporate Publisher:
    United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Abstract:
    The transportation system in the United States is at a critical juncture. The system

    carries more people and goods than ever before, and travel demand is certain to

    continue to grow. Failure to accommodate that demand will threaten our ability to

    compete in the international marketplace, and it will jeopardize jobs, the nation’s

    economic stability, and our quality of life.

    The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, which provided the basis for

    our current transportation programs and funding, expires in 1997. As Congress begins

    structuring the next transportation legislation, it will be taking a hard look at the who,

    what, when, where, and even why of federal involvement in transportation.

    AASHTO members-the departments of highways and transportation in the 50

    states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia-are responsible for planning,

    designing, building, and operating the infrastructure needed for our nation’s transportation

    system. After extensive discussions and deliberations, they recently approved a

    series of policy statements on the next generation of federal surface transportation

    legislation:

    Federalism: Federalism and Reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface

    Transportation Efficiency Act

    Planning: Issues in Planning and Recommendations

    Environment: Environmental Issues and Transportation

    Research: Innovation for Transportation

    Finance: Alternative Financing Proposals

    The Bottom Line: Transportation Investment Needs 1998-2002

    This report summarizes the recommendations contained in those policy statements.

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