ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT NEEDS

The increasing competition for investment funds within the transport sector, and the increasing scarcity of funds available to the sector, means that allocation procedures previously used may no longer be applicable. In particular, the "highway needs" approach to determining investment levels in highways, must come under careful scrutiny in a context of increasing modal diversity. This paper examines a range of procedures for the allocation of funds to various components of the transport sector, and develops a conceptual methodology to ensure that an efficient distribution is achieved (A). (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Melbourne University, Australia

  Department of Civil Engineering, Grattan Street
  Parkville, Victoria 3053,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Brown, H P
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal government; Financing; Highways; Investments; Methodology; Mode S; Needs assessment; Physical distribution; Planning; Transportation; Transportation modes; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations
• ITRD Terms: 9016: Distribution (gen); 244: Financing; 183: Government (national); 2755: Highway; 227: Investment; 9102: Method; 143: Planning; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00367022
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM