FEDERAL RAIL TRANSIT POLICY: RHETORIC OR REALITY

Almost two years ago the US Department of Transportation issued a formal statement of policy on rail transit. The aim of the policy was to articulate more clearly some of the basic principles and philosophy which would guide federal participation in urban rail transit investment. The paper examines the principal tenets of the policy and assesses its influence on local rail transit development.

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  Elsevier Publishing Company, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Orski, C K
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57-65
• Serial:
  • Transportation (Netherlands)
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • ISSN: 0049-4488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal government; Policy analysis; Public transit; Rapid transit
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366681
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM