Introduction to Public Finance and Public Transit

Details

• Creators:
  Curry, Keith ; Smalls, Samuel ; Gileski, Adam ; Bonow, John
• Corporate Creators:
  Public Financial Management, Inc. ; KPMG Peat Marwick
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Technical Assistance and Safety
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Financing
  • Public transit
  • Market assessment
  • COST REDUCTION
  • INNOVATIVE FINANCING
  • LEASING
  • MARKET STUDIES
  • PUBLIC FINANCE
  • PUBLIC SECTOR
  • PUBLIC TRANSIT
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FTA-VA-26-0002-93-1
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00634243
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Technical Assistance and Safety
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-ECONOMICS AND FINANCE-Transit Economics and Finance
• Abstract:
  This report provides a comprehensive description of the elements of public finance, particularly as they relate to public transit issues. The report is intended to serve as a primer for the staff of the Federal Transit Administration and staffs of transit agencies across the country. The report provides an overview of the public finance market, the economics of the principal market, how the market is regulated, who buys and sells tax-exempt debt and general historical market perspectives, the mechanics of debt financing, lease financing and the FTA role, as well as describing cost reduction techniques for transit financing such as international vendor financing, cross border leasing, turnkey procurement opportunities and joint development.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  VA-26-002
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36839/dot_36839_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.16 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3b266fce9df0dd34125751e70480e50f859ab4c5d6603278bf73decbd7c6c8bd