Moving Ahead: 1991 Surface Transportation Legislation

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Alternatives Analysis Federal Aid Federal Assistance Programs Freight Transportation Grant Aid Ground Transportation Highway Infrastructure Legislation Motor Carriers Surface Transportation Tractor Trailer Combinations Transportation Policy Trucking

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  GPO 1991 0 - 292-869 ; OTA-SET-496
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
• Abstract:
  Anticipating heated debate on highway, transit, and related surface transportation issues, Congress asked OTA in May 1990 to use the information and background accumulated during its infrastructure studies, "Rebuilding the Foundations" and "Delivering the Goods," and undertake a focused analysis of surface transportation policies, programs, and technologies. The Congress wanted to use this new study, "Moving Ahead: 1991 Surface Transportation Legislation," to help identify changes and set new priorities for Federal surface transportation assistance programs. Previously Senator Hatch had asked OTA to evaluate technologies for heavy trucks, and since motor carrier issues are an integral part of surface transportation legislation, the decision was made to undertake a single study addressing these related requests. The categorical grant programs and apportionment formulas that are part of most current Federal aid to surface transportation are extremely complex and incorporate some of the most divisive and contentious aspects of legislative decision making. To ensure that a spectrum of policy options is laid out, Moving Ahead provides four illustrative, generic models, with program components that can be mixed and matched. Safety, research and development agendas, and motor carrier issues, with special attention to heavy trucks with multiple trailers, are also discussed. The link in this record leads to a Table of Contents for this document in hypertext that will allow the user to view in .pdf format the entire document (71p., 1550K) or selected chapters.
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  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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